godai
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Fri Mar-23-07 03:14 PM
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"On with the Song" by Mary Chapin Carpenter |
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A powerful new song from her new CD, The Calling...
"On With The Song" (For the Dixie Chicks) by Mary Chapin Carpenter
This isn't for the ones who blindly follow Jingoistic bumper stickers tellin' you To love it or leave it, and you'd better love Jesus And get out of the way of the Red, White, and Blue
This isn't for the ones who buy their six packs At the 7-Eleven where the clerk makes change Whose accent makes clear (he) sure ain't from here They call him a camel jockey instead of his name
No, this is for the ones who stand their ground When the lines in the sand get deeper When the whole world seems to be upside down And (the) shots bein' taken get cheaper, cheaper
This isn't for the ones who would gladly swallow Everything their leader would have them know Bowing and kissing while the truth goes missing "Bring it on," he crows, puttin' on his big show
This isn't for the man who can't count the bodies Can't comfort the families, can't say when he's wrong Claimin' "I'm the decider," like some sort of Messiah While another day passes and a hundred souls gone
This is for the ones that I see above me Three little stars in a great big sky Light for the world and hope for the weary They try
This isn't for the ones with their radio signal Callin' for bonfires and boycotts, they rave Exhorting their listeners to spit on the sinners While countin' the bucks of advertising they'll save
This isn't for you and you know who you are Just do what you want 'cause I know that you can But I gotta be true to myself and to you So on with the song, I don't give a damn
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Fri Mar-23-07 03:18 PM
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1. I was glad to see she has a new CD out |
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I need to get it next week.
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Fri Mar-23-07 06:12 PM
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2. Triple Love Mary Chapin..... |
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She is unbelievable in concert, a profound song writer. She is simply the best.
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