Tag: The Same

I’d Love to Change the World

1971, I was still in high school.  I’d had some rocky teen years with divorce and alcoholism invading my family.  I grew my hair long and proclaimed myself an anti-establishment hippie.  I was young of course, my ideology was far from consistent, not that it ever has been.  Life is about learning, then we die I guess.  But I took things to heart more than most.  I believed in it.  I dug up an old song recently and it made me realize my current attitude is really no different.  I’ve done grown up and I’m still in 1971.  

“Everywhere is freaks and hairies

Dykes and fairies, tell me where is sanity

Tax the rich, feed the poor

Till there are no rich no more?

I’d love to change the world

But I don’t know what to do

So I’ll leave it up to you

Population keeps on breeding

Nation bleeding, still more feeding economy

Life is funny, skies are sunny

Bees make honey, who needs money, Monopoly

I’d love to change the world

But I don’t know what to do

So I’ll leave it up to you

World pollution, there’s no solution

Institution, electrocution

Just black and white, rich or poor

Them and us, stop the war

I’d love to change the world

But I don’t know what to do

So I’ll leave it up to you”

Peace!