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My Poor Friend Me Lyrics
I know a man who doesn't have many friends
I know a place he lives where trouble never ends
I know it's hard for him to read 'tween the lines
And his days are getting so much shorter
He simply turns away, ends up on bitter ground
His world is crumbling, his ship is weighted down
He doesn't care as long as he can wear the crown
I know this man all too well
It's my poor friend me
A portrayal of the great dichotomy (great dichotomy)
It's my poor friend me
And I'm running out of steam
I know there are people who are cynical and vane
They point their finger 'cause they can't accept the blame
They live their lives under a blanket of shame
And their progeny crawl from underneath it
Lately I've come to see the solution
And it begins with me
But I'm so fallibly human
I've picked the lock but will not turn the key
Are people running scared? We live, breed, and die
All to a world where time is slipping on by
We have solutions but don't even try
And I feel I know just who to blame
It's my poor friend me
A reminder of a tragic history (tragic history)
It's my poor friend me
And I'm running out of steam!
Way to complain about wrong lyrics but do nothing to fix it, people. Anyway, looking at the CD booklet, these ARE the lyrics that are included with the CD, but when you listen to the song it's obviously not correct, so it's more a fault of the record publisher/label/whatever they're called. Anyway, I've corrected them to be what I think is correct by listening to the song, if you think I've misheard something then go ahead and edit it yourself though.
Actually, people complaining about the lyrics being wrong and doing nothing about it is exactly the kind of thing this song is about. It's about how people complain constantly about the poor state of the world, but always expect somebody else to fix it, and hardly ever take action themselves.
"Your change was submitted and will be sent to the copyright owner(s) for approval." Ugh, dunno how long this will take.
"Your change was submitted and will be sent to the copyright owner(s) for approval." Ugh, dunno how long this will take.
Way to post the wrong lyrics!
Yeah you are right dude. The lyrics are wrong. People this site is completely useless if you put in the wrong lyrics. THINK, I know you can.
NOTE I just looked at the booklet for this CD and these appear to be the right lyrics, or at least they are the same as the ones in the booklet. But they are definitely not what is in the song. So, disregard my last comment, and ask Bad Religion why their written lyrics are not the same as they are in the song.... Then post their response on here...
The booklet doesn't have lyrics.
A friend of mine has this cd and her liner notes don't have lyrics, but the ones in mine do. Go figure. Two different pressings.
that 1 line could be a reference to Gregs father.
i think the song is about the dichotomy that he proposes that exists within all humans. the part of us that wants to do something great do something positive and help make the world a better place and the part of us that just kind of shrugs our shoulders at it and just our selfishness as human beings.