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Song Lyrics - for the CD release: Not What You Say
In The End© 2005 Joseph J. Spatarella[Top] Not What You Say© 2005 by Joseph J. Spatarella Stand up and smile Tell us all we want to hear Engage our minds About economies and fear Spin doctored lines Help to make the message clear It’s voting time Let’s pretend we even care It’s the truth that stands between us Like a stranger on a train It’s the lies that will defeat us Free tomorrow, kill today It’s what you do NOT what you say The words they fly On wings of energy and greed Grey by design Casting shadows on beliefs The doubt divides Spreading wildly like disease It sparks a fire The issues burning like the trees It’s the truth that stands between us Like a window from the rain It’s the lies that will defeat us Pay tomorrow, spend today It’s what you do NOT what you say Stand up and lie You can’t defend the past four years So now it’s time To stop the horror and the tears Unemployment lines Help to make the reasons clear It’s voting time When you leave, we just won’t care It’s the truth that stands between us Like a stranger on a train It’s the lies that will defeat us Free tomorrow, peace today It’s what you do NOT what you say [Top] Walkin in Darkness© 2004 by Joseph J. Spatarella Hot night -
Round the corner voices speak Feet fall on cracked cement Should take a bus but the money’s spent Don’t have too far to go Too scared to let it show Slow down, take a breath Fear of violence, seeing red I’m walkin in darkness Counting shadows as they fall Screaming in silence Can’t wait can’t leave can’t trust at all Dreaming of flying Leaving the world behind Look around and cross the street Hear a noise and grit my teeth Body steps from behind a sign Shows the knife and I know it’s time Give up everything I own Turn around and run for home Next time won’t be like this Cage the anger – clench the fist I’m walkin in darkness Counting shadows as they fall Screaming in silence Can’t wait can’t leave can’t trust at all Dreaming of flying Leaving the world behind I didn’t choose this neighborhood Still it’s home to me When I wake up in the morning will it change? It’s all the same… Long night – out on the street The junkies cry and the dealers treat Heads fall on cracked cement Should buy a meal but the money’s spent Don’t have too far to go Before we let our feelings show Slow down, take a breath Fear of hatred, quiet death I’m walkin in darkness Counting shadows as they fall Screaming in silence Can’t wait can’t leave can’t trust at all Dreaming of flying Leaving the world behind I’m walking in darkness [Top] Just Enough© 2005 by Joseph J. Spatarella Young - Full of dreams Wanted one of everything for me Now - I can see How meaningless the toys of life can be All I want is to get by With just enough All I need for my life Is just enough, just enough Greed - Affecting me It’s enough to take away my dignity No drug - Can satisfy Voices speak like ghosts and tell you lies All I want is to get by With just enough All I need for my life Is just enough, just enough Falling down I’ve sunk so far Crawling under piles of debt From living large All I want is to get by With just enough All I need for my life Is just enough, just enough Now - My spirit’s free Wanting nothing else ‘cause I’ve got Just enough, just enough, just enough, just enough Spoken:Everybody bought the dream Another get rich scheme Everyone knew the odds were in our favor Then the bubble broke us down From greedy smiles to poor house frowns The joys in life replaced with more hard labor It’s all about the money It’s all about the money It’s all about the money It’s all about the money [Top] The Battle Of East New York© 2005 by Joseph J. Spatarella Bullets flying over
Fatal fireworks display Another drug deal turns the corner Crossfire takes a child away No one knows how it happened What reason’s left to blame “All the drugs must come from somewhere” Grieving mothers can’t explain
Bullets flying everywhere Fighting demons in this battle we devise Souls of children search for heaven there Malt liquor box memorial Football jersey, photo smile Blue balloons above cardboard sympathy Candles light crying eyes No one wonders why it happened Guess the child got in the way Was it war that he imagined? When he went outside to play
Politicians can’t explain “We try hard to keep the crime rate down” Souls of children walk in the flames ’69, I was a young kid Living there in violent times Fought to find the road to freedom Heroin took so many lives Didn’t think it still could happen Sure that time would fix this place Only there the world stopped turning Sad to say, it’s just the same
People don’t know what to do Another day, another gunfight on the street Souls of children walk in the ruins
Bullets flying everywhere Fighting demons in this battle we devise Souls of children search for heaven there [Top] |
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