Liner Notes:
by Shel Silverstein, April 1975
See it everywhere you look
all up and down the road
homes for sale
furniture for sale
people for sale
talk to the people... listen to them
men out of work... prices out of sight
buy a piece of pie and a cup of coffee
look at the cook... listen to the waitress... pay 84c
leave her a tip... try to buy a piece of gum with what's left
listen to the president... things will be better
six more months
read the papers
unemployment up again
food prices up again
soap 33c a bar
stay dirty... read the sports section... pretend it will all go away
listen to the new president... things will be better
gm lays off 8,000 more
sugar $ 4.00 a 5 pound bag... listen to the people
"I remember back in '31..."
"... just like the last time"
"people would line up... waited all day long for..."
but it's not going to be like the last time
nothing is ever like the last time
these aren't the same people
they're not gonna stand in a law-abiding line
they're not gonna wait
they're not gonna believe
who can they believe
as the guy said in the grocery store
things can just get so high then it's all gotta come down
no place else for it to go
so it's all coming down... what do we do about it?
an album of songs? big deal
we aren't gonna sing our way through this one
make the people aware?
hell the people are aware
milk is 93c a half gallon
the people are d... well aware
anyway bobby and I decided to do this album
we talked to some people
we heard some stories
here they are
the songs
the stories
the people telling
here it is
we don't know if it will do any good
how do you sing your way through this one
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