Mary Chapin Carpenter – On With The Song (Guitar)

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This isn't for the ones who blindly follow

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Jingoistic bumper stickers telling you

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to love it or leave it and you'd better love Jesus

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and get out of the way of the Red, White and Blue.

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This isn't for the ones who buy their six-packs

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at the 7-Eleven where the clerk makes change,

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whose accent makes clear he sure ain't from here,

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they call him a   camel jockey instead of his name.

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No, this is for the ones who stand their ground

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when the lines in the sand get deeper,

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when the whole world seems to be upside down

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and the shots being taken get cheaper, cheaper.

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This isn't for the ones who would gladly swallow

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everything their leader would have them know,

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bowing and kissing while the truth goes missing

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"Bring it on, " he crows, putting on his big show.

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This isn't for the man who can't count the bodies,

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can't comfort the families, can't say when he's wrong,

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playing 'I'm the decider' like some sort of Messiah

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while another day passes and a hundred souls gone.

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No, this is for the ones who stand their ground

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when the lines in the sand get deeper,

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when the whole world seems to be upside down

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and the shots being taken get cheaper, cheaper.

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This is for the ones that I see above me,

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three little stars in a great big sky,

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light for the world and hope for the weary, they try.

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This isn't for the ones with their radio signal,

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calling for bonfires and boycotts, they rave,

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exhorting their listeners to spit on the sinners

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while counting the bucks of advertising, they'll say.

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This isn't for you and you know who you are,

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so, just do what you want 'cause I know that you can,

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but I gotta be true to myself and to you,

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so on with the song, I don't give a damn.