Tales from a Nomad in No Man's Land
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While I was thinkin' back to the 1980's
About the drug war
Now they say we've spent more on this war
Than all the other wars combined
It was around this same time,
That all this started up,
A whole lot of mental hospitals
Shut down for good,
All the occupants just spilled on out
Into the neighborhoods, we'll call em' homeless
Did we the people do this?
Then I jumped up, 1991, to Portland, Oregon
Started meetin' a lot of Vietnam veterans,
Native American Indians, who had a particular liking,
A respect, an affinity, for the thunderbird
So I stopped and I listened to what they had to say
On that average six, seven, eight hour day
I'd be outside strummin' away on Morrison Avenue
See, they were they only folks who didn't have
Any place to go, I was on their home turf, ya' know
Except that one day, the banker on his lunch break
Wanted to trade places with me
I said, " No thanks "
Well it doesn't matter how old you are
When it hits you, if it's true
Propaganda points to what time tells
Fact or fiction, which makes for better news?
Ah someone just play me a good song or two
That helps get me through
Then I noticed something kind of interesting
Sort of disturbing around the holidays,
Especially Christmas
Anybody out there on the streets maybe looked
A little undesirable, begging with a paper cup
They drove em' clear outta' downtown
Swept em' off the sidewalks like a high pressure,
Power washer steam cleaner, on Hollywood Boulevard
One day, one of the cops came up to me, he said,
" Tony, those people, they're bad for business
When the shoppers' see em' it makes em' all depressed
They don't wanna' buy anything. "
I said, " Oh what a mess. "
I saw a lot of fancy cars choking down main-street
While pretty girls, skip to the beat of a lonesome heart
I got to thinkin' I realized, there's no parking lots
For thoughts on stars, each one wishing for what
The others got
Learnin' what I learn, moneys a concern
Sometimes I leave behind
Situations strike, complications outta your control
I'm broke, but I manage to find
The right places, at the right times
Well it doesn't matter how old you are
When it hits you, if it's true
Propaganda points to what time tells
Fact or fiction, which makes for better news?
Ah someone just play me a good song or two
That helps get me through
About the drug war
Now they say we've spent more on this war
Than all the other wars combined
It was around this same time,
That all this started up,
A whole lot of mental hospitals
Shut down for good,
All the occupants just spilled on out
Into the neighborhoods, we'll call em' homeless
Did we the people do this?
Then I jumped up, 1991, to Portland, Oregon
Started meetin' a lot of Vietnam veterans,
Native American Indians, who had a particular liking,
A respect, an affinity, for the thunderbird
So I stopped and I listened to what they had to say
On that average six, seven, eight hour day
I'd be outside strummin' away on Morrison Avenue
See, they were they only folks who didn't have
Any place to go, I was on their home turf, ya' know
Except that one day, the banker on his lunch break
Wanted to trade places with me
I said, " No thanks "
Well it doesn't matter how old you are
When it hits you, if it's true
Propaganda points to what time tells
Fact or fiction, which makes for better news?
Ah someone just play me a good song or two
That helps get me through
Then I noticed something kind of interesting
Sort of disturbing around the holidays,
Especially Christmas
Anybody out there on the streets maybe looked
A little undesirable, begging with a paper cup
They drove em' clear outta' downtown
Swept em' off the sidewalks like a high pressure,
Power washer steam cleaner, on Hollywood Boulevard
One day, one of the cops came up to me, he said,
" Tony, those people, they're bad for business
When the shoppers' see em' it makes em' all depressed
They don't wanna' buy anything. "
I said, " Oh what a mess. "
I saw a lot of fancy cars choking down main-street
While pretty girls, skip to the beat of a lonesome heart
I got to thinkin' I realized, there's no parking lots
For thoughts on stars, each one wishing for what
The others got
Learnin' what I learn, moneys a concern
Sometimes I leave behind
Situations strike, complications outta your control
I'm broke, but I manage to find
The right places, at the right times
Well it doesn't matter how old you are
When it hits you, if it's true
Propaganda points to what time tells
Fact or fiction, which makes for better news?
Ah someone just play me a good song or two
That helps get me through
โฑ๏ธ Synced Lyrics
[00:10.75] While I was thinkin' back to the 1980's
[00:15.09] About the drug war
[00:20.09] Now they say we've spent more on this war
[00:22.43] Than all the other wars combined
[00:25.16] It was around this same time,
[00:27.10] That all this started up,
[00:28.97] A whole lot of mental hospitals
[00:31.08] Shut down for good,
[00:32.81] All the occupants just spilled on out
[00:35.57] Into the neighborhoods, we'll call em' homeless
[00:40.40] Did we the people do this?
[00:44.02]
[00:47.25] Then I jumped up, 1991, to Portland, Oregon
[00:53.14] Started meetin' a lot of Vietnam veterans,
[00:55.45] Native American Indians, who had a particular liking,
[00:59.07] A respect, an affinity, for the thunderbird
[01:01.17] So I stopped and I listened to what they had to say
[01:04.84] On that average six, seven, eight hour day
[01:08.17] I'd be outside strummin' away on Morrison Avenue
[01:11.77] See, they were they only folks who didn't have
[01:14.18] Any place to go, I was on their home turf, ya' know
[01:16.93] Except that one day, the banker on his lunch break
[01:20.03] Wanted to trade places with me
[01:21.98] I said, " No thanks "
[01:23.86] Well it doesn't matter how old you are
[01:28.12] When it hits you, if it's true
[01:32.87] Propaganda points to what time tells
[01:36.82] Fact or fiction, which makes for better news?
[01:42.56] Ah someone just play me a good song or two
[01:45.80] That helps get me through
[01:49.27] Then I noticed something kind of interesting
[01:50.13] Sort of disturbing around the holidays,
[01:53.56] Especially Christmas
[01:55.76] Anybody out there on the streets maybe looked
[01:57.81] A little undesirable, begging with a paper cup
[01:59.79] They drove em' clear outta' downtown
[02:02.43] Swept em' off the sidewalks like a high pressure,
[02:05.12] Power washer steam cleaner, on Hollywood Boulevard
[02:08.37] One day, one of the cops came up to me, he said,
[02:11.02] " Tony, those people, they're bad for business
[02:13.64] When the shoppers' see em' it makes em' all depressed
[02:15.95] They don't wanna' buy anything. "
[02:17.23] I said, " Oh what a mess. "
[02:20.40] I saw a lot of fancy cars choking down main-street
[02:24.19] While pretty girls, skip to the beat of a lonesome heart
[02:29.19] I got to thinkin' I realized, there's no parking lots
[02:33.26] For thoughts on stars, each one wishing for what
[02:37.26] The others got
[02:39.13] Learnin' what I learn, moneys a concern
[02:44.04] Sometimes I leave behind
[02:47.54] Situations strike, complications outta your control
[02:52.12] I'm broke, but I manage to find
[02:55.97] The right places, at the right times
[03:01.68] Well it doesn't matter how old you are
[03:06.20] When it hits you, if it's true
[03:10.84] Propaganda points to what time tells
[03:14.80] Fact or fiction, which makes for better news?
[03:20.47] Ah someone just play me a good song or two
[03:23.76] That helps get me through
[03:24.76]
[00:15.09] About the drug war
[00:20.09] Now they say we've spent more on this war
[00:22.43] Than all the other wars combined
[00:25.16] It was around this same time,
[00:27.10] That all this started up,
[00:28.97] A whole lot of mental hospitals
[00:31.08] Shut down for good,
[00:32.81] All the occupants just spilled on out
[00:35.57] Into the neighborhoods, we'll call em' homeless
[00:40.40] Did we the people do this?
[00:44.02]
[00:47.25] Then I jumped up, 1991, to Portland, Oregon
[00:53.14] Started meetin' a lot of Vietnam veterans,
[00:55.45] Native American Indians, who had a particular liking,
[00:59.07] A respect, an affinity, for the thunderbird
[01:01.17] So I stopped and I listened to what they had to say
[01:04.84] On that average six, seven, eight hour day
[01:08.17] I'd be outside strummin' away on Morrison Avenue
[01:11.77] See, they were they only folks who didn't have
[01:14.18] Any place to go, I was on their home turf, ya' know
[01:16.93] Except that one day, the banker on his lunch break
[01:20.03] Wanted to trade places with me
[01:21.98] I said, " No thanks "
[01:23.86] Well it doesn't matter how old you are
[01:28.12] When it hits you, if it's true
[01:32.87] Propaganda points to what time tells
[01:36.82] Fact or fiction, which makes for better news?
[01:42.56] Ah someone just play me a good song or two
[01:45.80] That helps get me through
[01:49.27] Then I noticed something kind of interesting
[01:50.13] Sort of disturbing around the holidays,
[01:53.56] Especially Christmas
[01:55.76] Anybody out there on the streets maybe looked
[01:57.81] A little undesirable, begging with a paper cup
[01:59.79] They drove em' clear outta' downtown
[02:02.43] Swept em' off the sidewalks like a high pressure,
[02:05.12] Power washer steam cleaner, on Hollywood Boulevard
[02:08.37] One day, one of the cops came up to me, he said,
[02:11.02] " Tony, those people, they're bad for business
[02:13.64] When the shoppers' see em' it makes em' all depressed
[02:15.95] They don't wanna' buy anything. "
[02:17.23] I said, " Oh what a mess. "
[02:20.40] I saw a lot of fancy cars choking down main-street
[02:24.19] While pretty girls, skip to the beat of a lonesome heart
[02:29.19] I got to thinkin' I realized, there's no parking lots
[02:33.26] For thoughts on stars, each one wishing for what
[02:37.26] The others got
[02:39.13] Learnin' what I learn, moneys a concern
[02:44.04] Sometimes I leave behind
[02:47.54] Situations strike, complications outta your control
[02:52.12] I'm broke, but I manage to find
[02:55.97] The right places, at the right times
[03:01.68] Well it doesn't matter how old you are
[03:06.20] When it hits you, if it's true
[03:10.84] Propaganda points to what time tells
[03:14.80] Fact or fiction, which makes for better news?
[03:20.47] Ah someone just play me a good song or two
[03:23.76] That helps get me through
[03:24.76]