I'm sittin' here waitin' in the Tillamook County Jail.. I'm hoping that she's not so mad now. that she doesn't even pay my bail.. If I was her, I'm not so sure.
Poor Phil Ochs, sad and low. Hands in his pockets, wonderin' where to go. Watching those tail lights leave him behind. Thrown for the limousine for speaking his mind.
Some guy said to some other guy behind closed doors. "Don't even know how long I've been awake anymore. I know what we're out of and you do too. Look around, we're down to nothing but me and you.
Helicopters over the house again. We got the projects two or three blocks from here. They pull the kids over for driving while African. And the ones with the warrants always run in fear.
I served as a sailor; it was back in 81.. I cant say Im sorry; I volunteered for what I done.. We trained and we waited; we would not be outdone.. Then one day six battleships came out of the rising sun..
Hey, hey, my, my, rock 'n' roll will never die,. Just hang your hair down in your eyes. You'll make a million dollars.. Well, I was in this band goin' nowhere fast.
(chorus). hey, hey, my, my. rock and roll will never die. hang your hair down in your eye. you'll make a million dollars. . well i was in this band goin' nowhere fast.
[Chorus:]. I'm on my way to. my success and. right now I feel like I can just do anything. and I don't think that. I will ever stop. 'cause I'ma keep on going just until I reach the top.
You must excuse me but I can't recall your name. Names are only words and words get in the way. The memory of your body's so complete. I smell your perfume as I drift away to sleep.
This is what we live for. This is what we do. So here we are now. We're here to stay. Waited a long time. To get this far. Not giving up now. So here we are.
We are here to tell you. that we don`t care about. the world the pain frustration or the whole damn human race. we're not a bunch of creep. trying to sell you lies.
Now it's up to you. to tell me what to do. never thought you'd be the one. to drop me in this mess. to leave me in distress. my sanity is in your hands.
You're waiting for the day. when you are free again. counting every second of every minute. but you've got two more years to live here. in this cell inthe city jail of nowhere.
hold your breath just for a while. and listen to what i have to say. but i guess it makes no sense. to try to tell you what i think. because your statements are so stupid.
You got tough love on your side. And your eyes are open wide. A rebel with a cause. Where the sound tracks sirens. And wrapped around the well heart you hold.
I took a walk today through these grey. and dirty streets. Thinking of you, missing you,. and hoping that we'd meet. I didn't tell my legs where to go.
There once was a man he was so laid out and low, he said. "Come down here darling where everything is so slow".. She turned away.. . She came from a town, it was a lovely town.
Don't paint us the perfect picture. We have visions of our own. Don't give us the safe interpretation. We want, we want to know the truth. . We're not down to die.
The year is 2071. One drum by law has just begun the beat. You'll be informed on what you'll be. And correspond if you want to live. Everywhere people move to the cadence of just one drum.