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Track 18 HOMELESS IN AMERICA: Twenty-One Songs of Social Conscience for the 21st Century
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Top Nashville musicians and vocalists perform 21 songs of political and social content not typically allowed on mainstream radio; issues addressed include anti-
Top Nashville musicians and session vocalists perform songs of political and social content not typically allowed on mainstream radio; issues addressed include anti-war, poverty, health, taxation, immigration, environmental, social security privatization, gun control, negative effects of neo-con and religious 'right' agendas, etc. Genres include country, blues, rock, folk, R&B soul, pop, Native USA, bluegrass, Americana, Southern Rock, Rock-a-Billy and alternative.
Song Info
Genre
R&B • R&B/Soul/Pop
Charts
Peak #319
Peak in subgenre #218
Author
Richard Aberdeen
Rights
2005 Freedom Tracks Music
Uploaded
August 30, 2005
Track Files
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MP3 3.7 MB • 128 kbps • 4:01
Lyrics
SOMEBODY

Lazarus lies in America's gutter
Can't recall what he went to war for
"Our Father, my mother. . .my sister. . . my brother". . .

I saw my brother stranded on the road
His graveyard face had tombstone eyes
He said, "Can someone help with my load?
Help me see through all these lies"

Hey, I wanna be somebody (somebody)
Don't want a life that's just pretend
I wanna be somebody (somebody)
Someone who matters in the end

I saw my sister in the dark alley
She said, "All I ever do is cry
I try so hard but I just can't be free
Don't understand the reason why"

I wanna be somebody (somebody)
Don't want a life that's just pretend
I wanna be somebody (somebody)
Someone who matters in the end
I wanna be somebody (somebody)
Don't want a life that's only lies
Yeah, I wanna be somebody (somebody)
Keep your eyes on the prize

Rockets take aim for a bloodbath on the moon
With nightmare scenes of laser lights
Oh, but you know, Jesus is comin' back soon (oh, yeah)
Yeah, He's gonna restore Human Rights

And I wanna be somebody (somebody)
Don't want a life that's just pretend (no, no, no, not pretend)
I wanna be somebody (somebody)
Someone who matters in the end
I wanna be somebody (somebody)
\ Don't want a life that's only lies (only lies)
Yeah, I wanna be somebody (somebody)
Keep your eyes on the prize
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