play a secret show
at the tiny echo
x
“new world”
rhino records, 1983
“honest to goodness
the bars werent open this morning.
They must have been voting for a new president of something.
do you have a quarter?”
i said yes because i did
“Honest to goodness
the tears have been falling
all over this country’s face”
It was better before, before they voted
for whats-his-name
This is suppose to be the new world.
Flint, Ford, Auto, Mobile, Alabama,
windshield wipers Buffalo New York, Gary, Indiana
don’t forget the Motor City
Baltimore and D.C. now all we need is
don’t forget the Motor City
This was supposed to be the new world.
(repeat)
All we need is money
just give us what you can spare
Twenty or thirty pounds of potatoes
or twenty of thirty pears
a turkey on thanksgiving
like alms for the poor
all we need are the necessities and more
It was better before, before they voted
for whats-his-name
This is suppose to be the new world.
Don’t forget the Motor City
This was supposed to be the new world.