they've come from all around the globe
sometimes young and sometimes old
scattered to the winds were they
when the romans came to prey
then they fought and then they died
temple sacked no place to hide

how long ago how very far
it really happened for here they are
back again a ragged bunch
most of them by some mere hunch
that fate had called this must be it
for sure they know the rest is shit

they've seen the wars they've seen the games
they've seen the gory truthy rains

i drive a car from germany
gassed by the sheik of araby
i have no use for all that hate
but something in me says don't wait
for that cycle to return
when the masses start to burn

that's true that all must die
but seems to me that open eye
beyond the current little creeps
beyond the foggy nauseous sleep
the pain may serve to stimulate
the final push
through heaven's gate

i saw leonard he's so thin
oh my god what's wrong with him
on a beach with shikse too
stage and limousine woo-hoo

first a prince and then a joke
then a pain but thus the yoke
thick as pus and yellow sore
dog-paddle to distant shore

up the ladder with such care
marking each and every stair
no fair to scare the others though
it's not your fault
it's not your show

another building two or three
when we're safe oh glory be
then we'll write another play
help the children save the day

but now it's dark so very cold
within all this we are so bold

another buck another rent
another curtsy to the gent

another buck another rent
another curtsy to the gent

they think it's real i think it play
save us all to see the day the light
the truth i'll surely speak
is this the road to reach that peak

ANGRY

angry should i run away
angry should i stay and pray
angry angry all for naught
spring time growth and autumn rot

caught in one, one thousand pulls
working out like stubborn mules
abused mind abused heart abused bodies
what a start

what will be with me
they cry
would they believe
that they must die

you need the money you up there
in green vermont no place to care
for future needs that never come
except in dreams the scary ones

there's the rivers mountains too
vast green fields sky so blue
there's food enough there's always been
worry is the hidden sin
the devils joke the devils play
it's not so funny by the way

turn the earth and plant the seed
water too and sun's the need
have faith in nature's gift
when eat the food spit out the pip

i want medical attention
i want medical attention
give me medical attention
i want medical attention

doctor doctor tell me please
about oedipus and my sneeze
sibling rivals you and me
doctor doctor tell me please

be my father be my priest
be my lover it's so neat
no one else can i confide
i want you so will not hide

i want medical attention
i want medical attention
give me medical attention
i want medical attention

sometimes i love and sometimes i hate

here my son it's all for you
i sweat and toil worry stew

my love for you is oh so strong
i wake at night i know no wrong

why don't you do just as i say
i know the best in every way

why doubt my word my good intent
what you say, to be content
you need your freedom

who pays the rent

doctor doctor tell me where
is my heart and medicare

my headache lungs and lower back
drive me crazy you big quack

aspirin rest and moderation
oh you genius you sensation

i know the truth is simple too
but not so simple me and you

let's disengage let's go our way
trade our wives throw in our pay

take the children from the school
laugh and play and be the fool

but what you say of higher ends
best reach the middle from there it bends

walking down the avenue
drunks and ladies me and you
there's the station i hear the port
another newspaper to report
so many things i cannot see
i guess they're happening
though not to me

here i am in this grand town
the whole world knows there's death around
all i see this lovely day
is smiling faces kids at play
in central park the horses run
the grass is green and songs are sung
by some black faces that no doubt
scare whitey whiter than a ghost