I was standing out in the front of my house at 200 am. I was working on a guitar and listening to CNN…. When will I learn?
I got so disgusted with the news from around the world. That I switched on some music
Winamp………soul
ON right away……….a oldies station, I don’t know, why, I guess I was seeking normalcy, in a world gone mad.
First came on………………..The temptations “I wish it would rain”, ok I am done.
Then just before I switched the channel, I couldn’t take a chance, on what else might come on…….too many memories
The the temptations switched to one of my favorites,
“Ball of confusion, it got me dancing, the old school way
Trying to do moves that I remembered like short hand
Anyway
Then the words hit me, I never thought I find prophecy
In a old temptation song but
Damn, when they started singing out………….
People moving' out
People movin' in
Why, because of the color of their skin
Run, run, run, but you sho' can't hide
An eye for an eye
A tooth for a tooth
Vote for me, and I'll set you free
Rap on brother, rap on
Well, the only person talkin'
'Bout love thy brother is the preacher
And it seems,
Nobody is interested in learnin'
But the teacher
Segregation, determination, demonstration,
Integration, aggravation,
Humiliation, obligation to our nation
Ball of Confusion
That's what the world is today
People movin' in
Why, because of the color of their skin
Run, run, run, but you sho' can't hide
An eye for an eye
A tooth for a tooth
Vote for me, and I'll set you free
Rap on brother, rap on
Well, the only person talkin'
'Bout love thy brother is the preacher
And it seems,
Nobody is interested in learnin'
But the teacher
Segregation, determination, demonstration,
Integration, aggravation,
Humiliation, obligation to our nation
Ball of Confusion
That's what the world is today
I don’t know why people cant figure out the little stuff.
The world is starving for any thing, but. What we are watching on the news
In addition, we knew the world was screwed years ago, as prefaced so wonderfully,
It makes you wonder, were the temptations going to India to seek out enlightenment with the Yogi
, like Lennon, who later wrote the song "Maharishi
I know I know, but we are reaching for any thing, but the drug war, in that newly narco state Mexico
The sale of pills are at an all time high
Young folks walk around with
Their heads in the sky
Cities aflame in the summer time
And, the beat goes on
Air pollution, revolution, gun control,
Sound of soul
Shootin' rockets to the moon
Kids growin' up too soon
Politicians say more taxes will
Solve everything
And the band played on
So round 'n' round 'n' round we go
Where the world's headed, nobody knows
Just a Ball of Confusion
Oh yea, that's what the world is today
Young folks walk around with
Their heads in the sky
Cities aflame in the summer time
And, the beat goes on
Air pollution, revolution, gun control,
Sound of soul
Shootin' rockets to the moon
Kids growin' up too soon
Politicians say more taxes will
Solve everything
And the band played on
So round 'n' round 'n' round we go
Where the world's headed, nobody knows
Just a Ball of Confusion
Oh yea, that's what the world is today
Alternatively, the tea party, politicians, war, umemployment, Wall Street
Anyway thing, but we new this, Lennon said it years ago
And the Temptations amen-ed it.
Fear in the air, tension everywhere
Unemployment rising fast,
The Beatles' new record's a gas
And the only safe place to live is
On an indian reservation
And the band played on
Eve of destruction, tax deduction
City inspectors, bill collectors
Mod clothes in demand,
Population out of hand
Suicide, too many bills, hippies movin'
To the hills
People all over the world, are shoutin'
End the war
And the band played on.
Unemployment rising fast,
The Beatles' new record's a gas
And the only safe place to live is
On an indian reservation
And the band played on
Eve of destruction, tax deduction
City inspectors, bill collectors
Mod clothes in demand,
Population out of hand
Suicide, too many bills, hippies movin'
To the hills
People all over the world, are shoutin'
End the war
And the band played on.
Me, I am going to find a quiet corner of the world, make art, and cover my house in bottle caps. Raise giant tomatoes, a couple of pigs
My ferocious twin pugs
And hide, until its over………….

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