Under Control

from Soft in a Hard World (Part 4 of "The Drug Years") by Paul Roessler

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Under Control

They talk about the past but they tell you lies
The future looks bright through a rich man's eyes
He doesn't dwell on history's tears
He says "Genocide is sad but it brought us here."
Slavery's a shame but it's in the past
Better for us all to forget real fast
War is hell but somettimes it's okay
Killing is wrong but we do it anyway
The world is a mess but it's under control

The kids today well they're no damn good
In the good old days we all did what we should
White as snow and honest as hell
And if we weren't like that we sure didn't tell
The world is a mess but it's under control

Now we've solved the problems of the bad old days
Locked them in a box and threw them all away
Put them on TV how lucky we feel
Everybody knows that TV's not real
The world is a mess but it's under control

Words music and instruments by Paul Roessler
Outro guitar by Adam Roessler

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from Soft in a Hard World (Part 4 of "The Drug Years"), released January 1, 2022

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