Song picture
Conventional Wisdom (Live at Savoy)
Play
Pause
Comment Share
Free download
A rockin' look at the 2000 selection; an improved version of the original from Joe Solo.
Charts
Peak #455
Peak in subgenre #80
Author
Joe DeCristopher
Rights
Joe DeCristopher, 2003
Uploaded
November 04, 2006
MP3
MP3 3.9 MB, 128 kbps, 4:18
Story behind the song
We're so pleased that W has cast aside the wisdom of the ages. For Neanderthals, might was right, and we've been doin' unto others ever since, not to mention tens and tens of thousands of avenging deaths in Iraq. Makes sense to me.
Lyrics
One night you were dreamin’ when you woke up your self screamin’ Cause the trip you took turned into a fall Your pillow, it was soakin’, and you wheezed like you’d been smokin’, But why you got so scared, you can’t recall Turned on the t-v cause you was feelin’ alone And watching fiction might uncover the truth, but Flippin’ through the channels didn’t give you a sign You just got confused by Conan O’Brian (Chorus) They’ve got you now, they’ve got you now They’ve got you where they want you, anyhow. The next day you were wired, even though you felt so tired, You almost called in sick at your job Instead you went to punch in, and face the daily crunch in With the regular anonymous mob Even though you weren’t feeling quite up to par You worked your little fingers to the bone Then the boss comes with a pink slip and he takes you aside Saying, “so sorry, son, but you better go home.” (Chorus) It’s time your learned your lesson, cause there’s no more need for guessin’, you’re Just really wrong if you ain’t far right One loser went to Harvard and the other went to Yale Thanks, Court, for showing all of us the Light! We used to think the Golden Rule was the way to go “Might makes right” was never our creed, but Doin unto others before others do you Is Dick Cheney’s take on how to proceed (Chorus)
Community
Appears on
Comment
Please sign up or log in to post a comment.