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Well, have you ever lived down in the ghetto?
Have you ever felt the cold wind blow?
Well, if you don't know what I mean
Won't you stand up and scream?
'Cause there's things goin' on that you don't know
Let it roll
Too many lives they've spent across the ocean
Too much money been spent upon the moon
Well, until they make it right
I hope they never sleep at night
They better make some changes
And do it soon
Do it now, do it to it
(Woo, kick it)
Well, they're goin ruin the air that we breathe
Lord have mercy
They're gonna ruin us all, by and by
I'm telling all you beware
I don't think they really care
I think they just sit up there
And just get high, take it to 'em
Well, have you ever lived down in that ghetto?
Have you ever felt the cold wind blow?
Well, if you don't know what I mean
Won't you stand up and scream?
'Cause there's things goin' on that you don't know
Well, if you don't know what I mean
Won't you stand up and scream?
'Cause there's things goin' on you don't know
Tell it
Tell it, tell it
Things goin' on, bad things
Have you ever felt the cold wind blow?
Well, if you don't know what I mean
Won't you stand up and scream?
'Cause there's things goin' on that you don't know
Let it roll
Too many lives they've spent across the ocean
Too much money been spent upon the moon
Well, until they make it right
I hope they never sleep at night
They better make some changes
And do it soon
Do it now, do it to it
(Woo, kick it)
Well, they're goin ruin the air that we breathe
Lord have mercy
They're gonna ruin us all, by and by
I'm telling all you beware
I don't think they really care
I think they just sit up there
And just get high, take it to 'em
Well, have you ever lived down in that ghetto?
Have you ever felt the cold wind blow?
Well, if you don't know what I mean
Won't you stand up and scream?
'Cause there's things goin' on that you don't know
Well, if you don't know what I mean
Won't you stand up and scream?
'Cause there's things goin' on you don't know
Tell it
Tell it, tell it
Things goin' on, bad things
Lyrics submitted by magicnudiesuit
Things Goin' On [Original Version] Lyrics as written by Ronnie Van Zant Gary Robert Rossington
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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Thank you all for your contributions, but you simply have got to awaken your minds to the BIGGER PICTURE...what Ronnie knew (and wrote about so very often) was that we are OWNED and OPERATED by a Fascist elite...a small group of "so-called" Bankers who print our money and own EVERYTHING of value to them, and that includes Governments, and all of their branches.
What Ronnie wrote in 1973 couldn't be more important/relevant than it is today...distraction and bullshit is rampant when EVERYTHING is falling apart, including this perfect Earth...there is no time left for frivolity, no TV, no football, no Hollywood movies...just real connection between all human beings...where we take back the control of our lives so that we can pursue the TRUTH of all things to the exclusion of all else...because Truth is LOVE and there is NOTHING more important!
Peace and Love to all...especially to Ronnie wherever he may be soaring through the Universe...