If you knew the earth was dying If they said this on the news If they would clarify the picture Instead of seeking to confuse If you could see the ice
I landed in Denmark and there was Burger King And a red and white sign saying "Coke's the real thing" The Titanic was sinking at the local cineplex And
The CIA is pushing crack in the ghettos of LA While the food crops in Columbia get sprayed by the DEA The FBI is reading your email with something called
Worker's World says that they have all the answers And Milosevic is a guy that they admire The ISO says Trotsky is the man And they'll debate it until
When we're living in the White House And debating on the hill Of all your crazy antics We'll all have had our fill We'll be closing down munitions plants
The president came to London and was greeted by the queen And for the people of the city it was a festive scene Hundreds of thousands of women and men
I was young once, it was a long time ago Things were different then, I thought that you should know This old building was once a factory We made Stetsons
Driving down this highway once again on my own Makes me think of other times I wasn't so alone When coming to this country reminded me of you Made me
I saw her in the city center With a thermos full of coffee Making the local brew On a street called Salvador Allende I gave her a peso and took a sip
The Army commander spoke to the media He said, "This is a nation of laws We do not target civilians And we only bomb with cause" And he said as he looked
My name is John Riley I'll have your ear only a while I left my dear home in Ireland It was death, starvation or exile And when I got to America It was
He walked the streets of this neighborhood Long as anyone knew Used to work in construction But those days are long through On this hot summer morning
No more shall I work in the factory, Greasy up my clothes No more shall I work in the factory, Splinters in my toes Pity me, my darlin', pity me I say
I've heard people talk of love And connections of the soul Heard talk of desperation And how the world is whole Heard people talk of unity Between our
The President stood in front of the jet planes The rubble's all settled and democracy reigns We've defeated their army and taken control Dropped thousands
Her hair is straight and long Like the fishing docks below Her face is pale and soft Like the gently falling snow Her legs run like the wind Whipping
It was a time I'll always remember Because I could never forget How reality fell down around us Like some Western movie set And once the dust all settled
When I say the hungry should have food I speak for many When I say no one should have seven homes While some don't have any Though I may find myself stranded
