The Great Compromise

Words and Music by Raccoon

As recorded on White Horse Ranch Sessions

 

 

Talk to me Sunday preacher man

Tell me give my money to the government

As long as I pay their rent

I’m an all right guy

They forgot to tell me why

 

So I called up the TV station

To tell him he was wrong

All I got was a two-bit story

And a three point forty-eight song

It lasted much too long

 

Well I was walkin' down the street the other day

I came across some kids at play

Asked them if they’d live another day

And they said, “No - Let’s get high

You know I think that we’re all gonna die”

 

Well I said, “No thanks but please man

I’ve already had that disease

I’ve seen my years go by

Like the clouds in the sky

You can see them passin' by”

 

So I don’t wanna hear about your great compromise

When you finally find the truth you’re gonna be surprised

Oh, you’re gonna be so surprised

Oh, you’re gonna be so surprised

 

You can tie my body down with your high-grade chains of steel

But my spirit still runs free - At least that’s the way I feel

That’s the way I feel

That’s the way I feel

 

What do we do about our self evolution?

Fight off pollution and beat the dust from our souls

I gotta beat the dust from my soul

We gotta beat the dust off our souls