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66. Iris Dement -- Wasteland of the Free
Sun Jun 19, 2016, 09:35 AM
Jun 2016



Wasteland of the Free
Iris Dement


We got politicians running races on corporate cash
Now don't tell me they don't turn around and kiss them peoples' ass
You may call me old-fashioned
But that don't fit my picture of a true democracy
And it feels like I am living in the wasteland of the free
We got CEO's making two hundred times the workers' pay
But they'll fight like hell against raising the minimum wage
And If you don't like it, mister, they'll ship your job
To some third-world country across the sea
And it feels like I am living in the wasteland of the free

[Chorus]
Living in the wasteland of the free
Where the poor have now become the enemy
Let's blame our troubles on the weak ones
Sounds like some kind of Hitler remedy
Living in the wasteland of the free

[Verse 2]
We got little kids with guns fighting inner city wars
So what do we do, we put these little kids behind prison doors
And we call ourselves the advanced civilization
That sounds like crap to me
And it feels like I am living in the wasteland of the free
We got high-school kids running around in Calvin Klein and Guess
Who cannot pass a sixth-grade reading test
But if you ask them, they can tell you
The name of every crotch on mTV
And it feels like I am living in the wasteland of the free

We kill for oil, then we throw a party when we win
Some guy refuses to fight, and we call that the sin
But he's standing up for what he believes in
And that seems pretty damned American to me
And it feels like I am living in the wasteland of the free

[Chorus]

[Outro]
While we sit gloating in our greatness
Justice is sinking to the bottom of the sea
Living in the wasteland of the free[x3]
Meat Loaf - I'd Lie for You (And That's the Truth). Juicy_Bellows Jun 2016 #1
We have a winner right out of the gate! Chasstev365 Jun 2016 #76
k&r Starry Messenger Jun 2016 #2
As a die-hard Clinton supporter, I hate this stuff. Bleacher Creature Jun 2016 #3
I know -- I just wanted to do a fun thread! obamanut2012 Jun 2016 #5
Oh great, now you got that song stuck in my head! Bleacher Creature Jun 2016 #7
my work here is done obamanut2012 Jun 2016 #11
Two can play at that game. Bleacher Creature Jun 2016 #15
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO obamanut2012 Jun 2016 #16
Nina Gordon - Suffragette brooklynite Jun 2016 #4
ooooo good choice obamanut2012 Jun 2016 #6
Chaka Khan - I'm Every Woman PrettyKitty48 Jun 2016 #8
Good! obamanut2012 Jun 2016 #12
Very good choice! NWCorona Jun 2016 #29
Courtney Love -you know my name azurnoir Jun 2016 #9
I personally think Hole is underrated obamanut2012 Jun 2016 #13
It's just Courtney azurnoir Jun 2016 #14
You're right obamanut2012 Jun 2016 #20
myself I'm a Primus fan but they did do a song just for Courtney azurnoir Jun 2016 #21
lol obamanut2012 Jun 2016 #22
The album that Kurt wrote was on point NWCorona Jun 2016 #30
I miss Nirvana to this day obamanut2012 Jun 2016 #38
DJ Khaled "All I Do Is Win." grossproffit Jun 2016 #10
hahaha love that obamanut2012 Jun 2016 #17
Helen Reddy "I am Woman." My auntie just suggested this one. grossproffit Jun 2016 #18
Stary Messenger wants the Beyonce song I mentioned to be Hillary's GE theme song obamanut2012 Jun 2016 #19
Yes! I Am Woman is perfect DesertRat Jun 2016 #60
Cyndi Lauper dlwickham Jun 2016 #23
I almost used that one, instead obamanut2012 Jun 2016 #24
Tom Waits --- God's Away on Business Petrushka Jun 2016 #25
Don The Con, "The Party's Over!" n/t RKP5637 Jun 2016 #26
Peggy Lee - "Is that All there is" HERVEPA Jun 2016 #27
Fleetwood Mac oberliner Jun 2016 #28
I almost put Nicks in the lineup obamanut2012 Jun 2016 #39
Christine McVie takes the lead on that one oberliner Jun 2016 #43
agreed obamanut2012 Jun 2016 #44
If she was still alive NWCorona Jun 2016 #31
Yes! obamanut2012 Jun 2016 #40
Helen Reddy RazBerryBeret Jun 2016 #32
My choice as well! BooScout Jun 2016 #36
Nice, but you want a furgeinger to whistler162 Jun 2016 #69
Melissa Ethridge whistler162 Jun 2016 #70
Martina Mc Bride mainstreetonce Jun 2016 #33
ARGGH HOW DID I MISS THAT obamanut2012 Jun 2016 #41
Shania Twain mainstreetonce Jun 2016 #47
yaaaas obamanut2012 Jun 2016 #50
This message was self-deleted by its author mainstreetonce Jun 2016 #48
Use them all, except the nickles. JoePhilly Jun 2016 #34
Yes! obamanut2012 Jun 2016 #42
Arlo Guthrie should sing Which Side Are You On vintx Jun 2016 #35
Bruce Springsteen: WAR. insta8er Jun 2016 #37
Message auto-removed Name removed Jun 2016 #45
Something from Kate Smith. TheCowsCameHome Jun 2016 #46
A friend and supporter...Tom Carper ladies and gentlemen! TheKentuckian Jun 2016 #49
This, of course: Nye Bevan Jun 2016 #51
Theme from "Titanic"? NT Smarmie Doofus Jun 2016 #52
Carole King and Aretha Franklin WhiteTara Jun 2016 #53
Nice! obamanut2012 Jun 2016 #54
Have any of you heard Bernie's album We Shall Overcome? HarmonyRockets Jun 2016 #55
The election is in November CanonRay Jun 2016 #56
YOU NEVER REALLY LOVED HER!!! obamanut2012 Jun 2016 #62
Just pointing out the patently obvious. CanonRay Jun 2016 #72
Especially this year with the musical icon whistler162 Jun 2016 #68
bye bye enid602 Jun 2016 #57
that made me lol obamanut2012 Jun 2016 #63
Lordi and Hologram Tupac ought to do a collab cover of "Freebird" Scootaloo Jun 2016 #58
That would be something, huh? obamanut2012 Jun 2016 #64
Yes, but I have no idea WHAT. Scootaloo Jun 2016 #75
Denyce Graves should perform "An American Anthem." CBHagman Jun 2016 #59
Drowning Pool - Bodies. aikoaiko Jun 2016 #61
a little Floyd. hobbit709 Jun 2016 #65
Iris Dement -- Wasteland of the Free Armstead Jun 2016 #66
This is what it will take for Sen. Sanders to whistler162 Jun 2016 #67
hahaha obamanut2012 Jun 2016 #74
STOP LOOKING, I found the perfect song right here.... NorthCarolina Jun 2016 #71
Sister Soulja... tonedevil Jun 2016 #73
Rollins Band - Liar eek MD Jun 2016 #77
This Third Doctor Jun 2016 #79
Madonna: Material Girl. nt lumberjack_jeff Jun 2016 #78
... 99Forever Jun 2016 #80
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