THE COMMUNITY BALLAD
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I'll see and believe it to be - as plain as the naked eye sees
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love lived in full and 3-D - without marking territory
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and oh boy by tooth or by nail - for standing ground one must prevail
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for land owning only has sway - and all else is way off base
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hear me roar, - I've got a bite and a bark
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learn the skills - that don't apply anymore
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sleep has put seeds in my eyes - that can grow into dreams realized
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and know how to then ask for a hand - though it means we would depend
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Trust someone, - not in God or politicians
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what is wanted - is kindred to talk and listen
B: bridge
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I've got all I need to survive - a hatchet and small pocket knife
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cut off what is soft and humane - and be alone at the end of the day
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But I'll be fine, - you've got yours and I've got all mine
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best kept separate, - and lessen the mess that is made
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let's build us a better machine - to manufacture more happy
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and do the job we cannot seem - to perfect of nursing babies
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and mass culture waltzed right off a cliff - and we almost... followed
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and dogma set down in my throat - and I damn near… swallowed
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the system that claims to be rich - I found out… it's hollow
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and the wealth i want isn't in print - and cannot be... borrowed