Peter Tracy: Music

Same Boat Now

(Peter Tracy)

2006-12

Same Boat Now: Inspired by a talk I heard by Jim Hightower

You thought your kids would have it better than you
Now they gotta move back in
You thought you could live on your pension
Now you gotta think again
There’s a few people gettin’ wealthy, but there’s a lotta people are gettin’ poor
And if we don’t make some changes soon
There’s gonna be a whole lot more

Chorus:
And there ain’t any use in denying it wouldn’t help you anyhow
We didn’t all get here in the same boat
Man we’re in the same boat now

We got neo cons in the White House, spin’ on whoever they pleas
Givin’ tax cuts to the wealthy—sendin’ good jobs overseas
Your civil rights are disappearing—along with your money in an endless war
The USA you thought you knew has turned into a Wal-Mart store

Chorus:

We got faith based social programs
And a faith based economy
We got a war on science, a war on drugs
And a war on ecology
We got a war on education
Called No Child Left Behind
We got a war on science and a war on truth
And pretty soon you’ll find

Chorus:

Have you had enough of this bullshit?
Have you had enough of this war?
We got to get rid of these neo-cons
And give ‘em the old what for
It’s gonna be an up hill battle—you know that it’s true
Change always comes from the bottom up
And it’s up to me & you

Chorus