1. |
Star Sea
04:54
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When I was captain of my team could barely lift a bat
gathering a sponsor for the t-shirt and the hat
I was prayin for a win it doesn't work like that
it seemed important at the time it seemed important at the time
all that we have been or are sailing in a star sea
2.
I fell in love with Susy Smith walkin down the hall
sent her shy and secret letters unsigned one and all
she publicized my naive and ineffectual denial
mortified in innocence I held out quite awhile
it seemed important at the time it seemed important at the time
all that we have been or are sailing in a star sea
3.
my first anti-war encounter nearly made me violent
go on back I said to Russia or stay and be quiet
but she wanted to know who would benefit
questioning authority who is this war for?
it seemed important at the time it seemed important at the time
all that we have been or are sailing in a star sea
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2. |
Capitalism
05:12
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It's possible to hide out here somewhere capitalism
find a comfy niche high tech toys even luxury but you gotta look away
you might be one one day lookin up for help no way
from the top of the pyramid where the hidin out is perfect
you gotta look away you gotta look away let the bottom people pay
2.
across the southern border illegals rushin in capitalism
in the belly of the beast at least you got a chance to eat some dinner
you gotta look away
it's a great and wide divide the wealth mostly on one side
up top of the pyramid where the cuisine is perfect
you gotta look away you gotta look away let the bottom people pay
3.
it's not so complicated they bought it they maintain it capitalism
indoctrinated daily intellectually made lazy
you gotta look away
you gotta look away
the game is gettin old how transparent we are sold now
from the top of the pyramid where the doctrine is perfect
you gotta look away you gotta look away let the bottom people pay
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3. |
South Vietnam Stew
04:42
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I left my town when I was just a young boy
off to that old Kentucky school (Fort Knox)
oh I did not know what I was doin so I ended in South Vietnam stew
2.
with new shaved heads we walked to drums without question
obedience our first and only lesson
oh I did not know what I was doin so I ended in South Vietnam stew
3.
we dug in deep underneath a hot sun
even cheered the death bark of our guns
oh I did not know what I was doin so I ended in South Vietnam stew
4.
got back home with almost all life and limb
seemed like state side everything made my head spin
and those peace workers they asked so many questions
unanswered by that old Kentucky crew
oh I did not know what I was doin so I ended in South Vietnam stew
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4. |
By For and Of
04:39
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the pundits extol the virtue of God the market
there are no pundits by definition
who point out the misery and alienation
the poverty and humiliation
of rule by for and of money rule by for and of money
middle:
a dollar sign rises up out of the ocean in the morning in the east
a dollar sign sinks into the ocean in the evening in the west
2.
who do you suppose owns the media
who do you suppose owns the government
whose telephone calls do you suppose they return
when they say our vital interests are at stake
who do you suppose they mean by "our"
when they say we who do you suppose they mean by "we"
rule by for and of money rule by for and of money
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5. |
Wailing Wall
04:02
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at the end of the tunnel railroad underground
there will be plenty enough to go around
and we will be visiting everyone we ever did or did not know
chorus:
standing at the wailing wall wailing wailing
low down in lotus chanting chanting
kneeling in confessional forgiveness
singing praises for expansive continuum
vsinging praises for expansive continuum
there will never be another war
2.
listen to the shaman cry yah ay ay ay ay ay ay
listen to the seagul cry yah ay ay ay ay ay ay
listen to the coming of the lying of the lion with the lamb - chorus
3.
there is a blue star turning turning
there is a red star burning burning
unnumbered galaxies spiraling into our night - chorus
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6. |
You and Me
05:22
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you were lookin the other way i wasn't worried i wouldn't say
i was confident practitioner of magic
chorus:
we were going to be you and me
from the get-go to the call-in
from new birth to long hearse chapter and verse
together together together
2.
there are approximately a covey of witnesses for me
who would in their deposition corroborate my position
that you looked over with some surprise
recognition in your eyes - chorus
3.
there are obviously a couple of obstacles for me
lacking an introduction no manual of instruction
but you looked over with some surprise
recognition in your eyes - chorus
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7. |
Come Home
03:36
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rise above the blanket rise above the bed
rise above the plaything rise above the skeleton
rise up to the ceiling rise above the real thing
rise above the below rise below above
on up beyond the corner on up out of the picture
rise above the photon come home
2.
rise above the building rise above the town
rise above the province rise above the cloud
rise above the membrane rise above the oxygen
rise above the below rise below above
on up beyond the corner on up out of the picture
rise above the photon come home
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8. |
Bi-Pedal Way
04:09
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On the planet without borders we have another day
by the miracle of eyesight and our bi-pedal way
there is thinking, feeling, knowing and acting
bumping and grinding accidental planning
2.
on a corner of a street view skyline and train
alley and storefront skylight and crane
church steeple sermon on deaf ear denial
in the city without caring city without hope
3.
on a mountain with a sky view of ocean and plain
forest and river harvest and rain
hearing Dali Lama on human compassion
in the city without wealthy city without poor
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9. |
Brought Up to Shop
03:13
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fill up my wheel cart deliver for free
forever's my shelf life I'm on a spree
warehouse of gadgets five car garage
piles of purchasing objects of god
chorus:
I'm a consumer I'm a consumer live for consumption live to consume
I'm a consumer consumption non-stop
I'm a consumer brought up to shop
2.
holiday hot sale everything slashed
get it on payment get it on cash
throw out the old stuff got to be new
buy up a long yaught and hire a crew - chorus
3.
brief all the servants dress down the staff
throw a big party pay for the laughs
bid up old antiques furniture and cars
a place in the mountains and one in the stars - chorus
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10. |
Got Us
03:44
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I'm noticing the government working for the wealthy
worried 'bout the media working for the same
got us chasin money our god's middle name
got us chasin money that's a ball and chain
got us got us discombobulated discombobulated
discombob discombob discombobulated got us got us
2.
in the U S of A freedom is a synonym
for to chase money for to chase money
that's a ball and chain
freedom is a ball and chain in the U.S.A.
got us got us discombobulated discombobulated
discombob discombob discombobulated got us got us
3.
in the land of hierarchy democracy can't get a dime
in our corporate culture little but the bottom-line
got us chasin money that's an energy drain
got us chasin money that's a ball 'n chain
got us got us discombobulated discombobulated
discombob discombob discombobulated got us got us
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Thinkspeak Atlanta, Georgia
Tom Ferguson has been writing songs since 1969, all of which are collected in Songs, 1969-2018. It's coil-bound to nicely fit a music stand, available at lulu.com just search tom ferguson there.
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