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TALKING 'BOUT A REVOLUTION, FAST CAR,
ACROSS THE LINES, BEHIND THE WALL,
BABY CAN I HOLD YOU, MOUNTAINS O' THINGS,
SHE'S GOT HER TICKET, WHY?,
FOR MY LOVER, IF NOT NOW...,
FOR YOU

Talking 'bout a revolution

Don't you know
They're talkin' about a revolution
It sounds like a whisper
Don't you know
They're talkin' about a revolution
It sounds like a whisper

While they're standing in the welfare lines
Crying at the doorsteps of those armies of salvation
Wasting time in the unemployment lines
Sitting around waiting for a promotion

Poor people gonna rise up
And get their share
Poor people gonna rise up
And take what's theirs

Don't you know
You better run, run, run, ...
Oh I said
You better run, run, run, ...

'Cos finally the tables are starting to turn
Talkin' 'bout a revolution

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Fast car

You got a fast car
I want a ticket to anywhere
Maybe we make a deal
Maybe together we can get somewhere
Anyplace is better
Starting from zero you got nothing to lose
Maybe we'll make this something
But me myself I got nothing to prove

You got a fast car
And I got a plan to get us out of here
I been working at the convenience store
Managed to save just a little bit of money
We won't have to drive too far
Just 'cross the border and into the city
You and I can both get jobs
And finally see what it means to be living.

You see my old man's got a problem
He live with the bottle that's the way it is
He says his body's too old for working
I say his body's too young to look like this
My mama went off and left him
She wanted more from life than he could give
I said somebody's got to take care of him
So I quit school and that's what I did.

You got a fast car
But is it fast enough so we can fly away?
We gotta make a decision
We leave tonight or live and die this way.

I remember we were driving driving in your car
The speed so fast I felt like I was drunk
City lights lay out before us
And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder
And I had a feeling that I belonged
And I had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone

You got a fast car
And we go cruising to entertain ourselves
You still ain't got a job
And I work in a market as a checkout girl
I know things will get better
You'll find work and I'll get promoted
We'll move out of the shelter
Buy a big house and live in the suburbs

You got a fast car
And I got a job that pays our bills
You stay out drinking late at the bar
See more of your friends than you do of your kids
I'd always hoped for better
Thought maybe together you and me would find it
I got no plans I ain't going anywhere
So take your fast car and keep on driving

You got a fast car
But is it fast enough so you can fly away?
You gotta make a decision
You leave tonight or live and die this way.

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Across the lines

Across the lines
Who would dare to go?
Under the bridge
Over the tracks
That separate whites from blacks

Choose sides
Or run for your life
Tonight the riots begin
On back streets of America
They kill the dream of America

Little black girl gets assaulted
Ain't no reason why
Newspaper prints the story
And racist tempers fly
Next day it starts a riot
Knives and guns are drawn
Two black boys get killed
One white boy goes blind.

Little black girl gets assaulted
Don't no one know her name
Lots of people hurt and angry
She's the one to blame.

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Behind the wall

Last night I heard the screaming
Loud voices behind the wall
Another sleepless night for me
It won't do no good to call
The police
Always come late
If they come at all

And when they arrive
They say they can't interfere
With domestic affairs
Between a man and his wife
And as they walk out the door
The tears well up in her eyes.

Last night I heard the screaming
Then a silence that chilled my soul
I prayed that I was dreaming
When I saw the ambulance on the road

And the policeman said
"I'm here to keep the peace.
Will the crowd disperse?
I think we all could use some sleep."

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Baby can I hold you

Sorry
Is all that you can't say
Years gone by and still
Words don't come easily
Like sorry, like sorry.

Forgive me
Is all that you can't say
Years gone by and still
Words don't come easily
Like forgive me, forgive me.

But you can say baby
Baby can I hold you tonight
Maybe if I told you the right words
At the right time
You'd be mine.

I love you
Is all that you can't say
Years gone by and still
Words don't come easily
Like I love you, I love you.

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Mountains o' things

The life I've always wanted
I guess I'll never have
I'll be working for somebody else
Until I'm in my grave
I'll be dreaming of a life of ease
And mountains, oh, mountains o' things.

To have a big, expensive car
Drag my furs on the ground
And have a maid that I can tell
To bring me anything
Everyone will look at me with envy and with greed
I'll ravel in their attention
And mountains, oh, mountains o' things.

Sweet lazy life
Champagne and caviar
I hope you'll come and find me
'Cause you know who we are
Those who deserve the best in life
And know what money's worth
And those whose sole misfortune
Was having mountains o' nothing at birth.

Oh they tell me
There's still time to save my soul, they tell me
Renounce all
Renounce all those material things you gained by
Exploiting other human beings.

Comsume more than you need
This is the dream
Make you pauper
Or make you queen
I won't die lonely
I'll have it all prearranged
A grave that's deep and wide enough
For me and all my mountains o' things.

Mostly I feel lonely
Good good people are
Good people are only
My stepping stones.

It's gonna take all my mountains o' things
To surround me
Keep my enemies away
Keep my sadness and loneliness at bay

I'll be dreaming, dreaming, ...
Dreaming...

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She's got her ticket

She's got her ticket
I think she gonna use it
I think she going to fly away
No one should try and stop her
Persuade her with their power
She says that her mind is made
Up

Why not leave why not
Go away
Too much hatred
Corruption and greed
Give your life
And invariably they leave you
With nothing

Young girl ain't got no chances
No roots to keep her strong
She's shed all pretenses
That one day she'll belong
Some folks call her a runaway
A failure in the race
But she knows where her ticket takes her
She will find her place in the sun

And she'll fly, fly, fly, ...

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Why?

Why do the babies starve
When there's enough food to feed the world
Why when there's so many of us
Are there people still alone

Why are the missiles called peace keepers
When they're aimed to kill
Why is a woman still not safe
When she's in her home

Love is hate
War is peace
No is yes
And we're all free

But somebody's gonna have to answer
The time is coming soon
Amidst all these questions and contradictions
There're some who seek the truth

But somebody's gonna have to answer
The time is coming soon
When the blind remove their blinders
And the speechless speak the truth

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For my lover

Two weeks in a Virginia jail
For my lover, for my lover
Twenty thousand dollar bail
For my lover, for my lover

And everybody thinks
I'm the fool
But they don't get
Any love from you

The things we won't do for love
Climb a mountain if I had to
And risk my life so I could have you
You, you, you,...

Every day I'm psychoanalized
For my lover, for my lover
They dope me up and I tell them lies
For my lover, for my lover

I follow my heart
And leave my head to ponder
Deep in this love
No man can shake

I follow my heart
And leave my mind to wonder
Is this love worth
The sacrifices I make

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If not now...

If not now then when
If not today then
Why make your promises
A love declared for days to come
Is as good as none

You can wait 'till morning comes
You can wait for the new day
You can wait and lose this heart
You can wait and soon be sorry

Now love's the only thing that's free
We must take it where it's found
Pretty soon it may be costly

If not now what then
We all must live our lives
Always feeling
Always thinking
The moment has arrived

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For you

There're no words to say
No words to convey
This feeling inside I have for you
Deep in my heart
Safe from the guards
Of intellect and reason
Leaving me at a loss
For words to express my feeling
Deep in my heart

Look at me losing control
Thinking I had a hold
But with feelings this strong
I'm no longer the master of my emotions

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