This Is Not a Song, It's an Outburst: Or, The Establishment Blues Lyrics

The mayor hides the crime rate
council woman hesitates
Public gets irate but forget the vote date
Weatherman complaining, predicted sun, it's raining
Everyone's protesting, boyfriend keeps suggesting
you're not like all of the rest.

Garbage ain't collected, women ain't protected
Politicians using people, they've been abusing
The mafia's getting bigger, like pollution in the river
And you tell me that this is where it's at.

Woke up this moming with an ache in my head
Splashed on my clothes as I spilled out of bed
Opened the window to listen to the news
But all I heard was the Establishment's Blues.

Gun sales are soaring, housewives find life boring
Divorce the only answer smoking causes cancer
This system's gonna fall soon, to an angry young tune
And that's a concrete cold fact.

The pope digs population, freedom from taxation
Teeny Bops are uptight, drinking at a stoplight
Miniskirt is flirting I can't stop so I'm hurting
Spinster sells her hopeless chest.

Adultery plays the kitchen, bigot cops non-fiction
The little man gets shafted, sons and monies drafted
Living by a time piece, new war in the far east.
Can you pass the Rorschach test?

It's a hassle is an educated guess.
Well, frankly I couldn't care less.
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Cover art for This Is Not a Song, It's an Outburst: Or, The Establishment Blues lyrics by Rodríguez

I love this song!

Cover art for This Is Not a Song, It's an Outburst: Or, The Establishment Blues lyrics by Rodríguez

He really spoke to the youth in the 70's and 80's where there was struggle to make sense of the political situation. Seeing the movie took me back to my high school and college days. Sad to see he was never really recognized for his fabulous talen

But he is now! Going to see him tonight in concert!! Barcelona 8/7/13

"This system's gonna fall soon, to an angry young tune And that's a concrete cold fact."

Ahead of his time.

 
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