《Give A Damn》歌词

歌曲： Give A Damn

所属专辑：The Solo Recordings (1971 - 1972)

歌手： Noel Paul Stookey

时长： 02:23

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Give A Damn - Noel Paul Stookey[00:00:00]

You remember the song called give a damn[00:00:09]

Some group sang last summer[00:00:11]

About people livin' with rats and things[00:00:13]

The paper couldn't cover[00:00:16]

Well it wasn't very popular[00:00:18]

Nobody wanted to hear[00:00:21]

And that's a shame 'cause a pretty tune[00:00:23]

Was just what we needed that year[00:00:25]

The first thing nobody wanted to hear[00:00:28]

Was damn that was on the label[00:00:30]

I mean it's okay if you just read it there[00:00:33]

But you didn't bring it up at the table[00:00:35]

So the radio didn't play the song[00:00:37]

Except on the FM stations[00:00:40]

Until some looter worked his way[00:00:42]

Down to the united nations[00:00:44]

Then word got around that there's this song[00:00:49]

All about the riots and stuff[00:00:51]

So they played give a damn on the noon report[00:00:53]

Just once but that was enough[00:00:56]

Some cameraman with groovy footage[00:00:58]

Of glowing embers and charred remains[00:01:00]

Put the pictures with the song on the six o'clock news[00:01:03]

Following the baseball game[00:01:05]

Then everybody said it was a real fine song[00:01:11]

Why didn't we hear it before[00:01:13]

Let's all blame the radio stations[00:01:15]

For bringing on the domestic war[00:01:17]

Oh sure we'd seen some articles[00:01:22]

We knew some people needed help[00:01:24]

But social workers take care of that[00:01:26]

I mean why give a damn yourself[00:01:28]

Well the reason that you didn't[00:01:34]

Reason that you won't[00:01:37]

Is you think you got a lot to lose[00:01:39]

And the other fella don't[00:01:41]

Oh you give a damn well so does he[00:01:43]

You think the rest of us are just fakin'[00:01:46]

I mean what do you need that you got to give[00:01:48]

Less than what you're takin'[00:01:51]

Where could you go[00:01:53]

Who could you see[00:01:54]

What could you do the best[00:01:55]

The book is in your left hand[00:01:58]

Your right hand knows the address[00:02:01]

Address your questions address your money[00:02:03]

Address your telephone number[00:02:05]

But above all else please address yourself[00:02:08]

To give a damn this summer[00:02:10]