Thursday, May 16, 2013

Song Lyrics

"For What It's Worth"
Buffalo Springfield
There's something happening here
But what it is ain't exactly clear
There's a man with a gun over there
Telling me I got to beware

I think it's time we stop
Children, what's that sound?
Everybody look - what's going down?

There's battle lines being drawn
Nobody's right if everybody's wrong
Young people speaking' their minds
Getting so much resistance from behind

It's time we stop
Hey, what's that sound?
Everybody look - what's going down?

What a field day for the heat
A thousand people in the street
Singing songs and carrying signs
Mostly saying, "hooray for our side"

It's time we stop
Hey, what's that sound?
Everybody look - what's going down?

Paranoia strikes deep
Into your life it will creep
It starts when you're always afraid
Step out of line, the men come and take you away

We better stop
Hey, what's that sound?
Everybody look - what's going down?

We better stop
Hey, what's that sound?
Everybody look - what's going down?

We better stop
Now, what's that sound?
Everybody look - what's going down?

We better stop
Children, what's that sound?
Everybody look - what's going down?


"Oxford Town"    
Bob Dylan
Oxford Town, Oxford Town
Ev'rybody's got their hats bowed down
The sun don't shine above the ground
Ain't a-goin' down to Oxford Town.

He went down to Oxford Town
Guns and clubs followed him down
All because his face was brown
Better get away from Oxford Town.

Oxford Town around the bend
He comes to the door, he couln't get in
All because of the color of his skin
What do you think about that, my frien' ?

Me and my gal, my gal's son
We got met with a tear gas bomb
I don't even know why we come
Goin' back where we come from.

Oxford Town in the afternoon
Ev'rybody singin' a sorrowful tune
Two men died 'neath the Mississippi moon
Somebody better investigate soon.


Ain't gonna let nobody   
The Freedom Singers  

Turn me around! Turn me around! Turn me around!
      Ain't gonna let nobody turn me around
      I'm gonna keep on a - walkin' keep on a - talkin'
      Marchin' down to freedom's land!
      Ain't gonna let injustice
      Turn me around! Turn me around! Turn me around!
      Ain't gonna let injustice turn me around
      I'm gonna keep on a - walkin' keep on a - talkin'
      Marchin' down to freedom's land!
      Ain't gonna let segregation...
      Ain't gonna let oppression...
      Ain't gonna let your jail cells...
      Ain't gonna let your violence...
      Ain't gonna let nobody...   



Keep on pushing by The Impressions
I've got to keep on pushing (mmm-hmm)
I can't stop now
Move up a little higher
Some way, somehow
'Cause I've got my strength
And it don't make sense
Not to keep on pushin'
[Chorus:]
Hallelujah, hallelujah
Keep on pushin'
Now maybe some day
I'll reach that higher goal
I know that I can make it
With just a little bit of soul
'Cause I've got my strength
And it don't make sense
Not to keep on pushin'
Now look-a look (look-a look)
A-look-a yonder
What's that I see
A great big stone wall
Stands there ahead of me
But I've got my pride
And I'll move on aside
And keep on pushin'
[Chorus]
[Repeat to fade]:
Keep on pushin'



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