Purple Flag
Purple Flag
D7#9 Ab13
Gmaj7 Fmaj7
Cmaj7 D7 Em7
C5 D5 E5
The rat-race is like static
on an rabbit-eared TV
in the home of the wage-slave
and land of the greed.
My heart's disappointed
my body's exhausted
You leave nightmares in the wake
of your American dream.
The book you claim to love so much
says purple represents all you want
yet you side with your primaries
like a damn football team.
Thinking your voice matters
so long as you get a sticker.
Though through the rest of the year
you fund your enemies.
You gotta die and pay taxes
and undisclosed health expenses.
You're kidding if you think
the air that we breathe is free.
It's just a hidden line item on
the April 15th statement
Remit checks to our dear leaders
in Washington DC.
This old guitars
about all I can count on.
That and the sun
which will surely to go down.
Mortgage means death pledge
don't care if it's your last breath
creditors lying to your children
while you're lying underground.
Passed by a marquee
that said where I was heading
if I kept on writing and
singing these songs.
If that's where I'm heading
then enjoy where your going.
I'll be truthful to myself
even if in the end I'm wrong.