Mike Ciulla

They don’t want you to know,
They don’t want you to see,
They don’t want you to think,
They don’t want you to care,
They don’t want you to feel,
They don’t want you to fight,
They don’t want you to heal,
They don’t want you to live.

But you can do,
Anything you want …
Too.

They don’t want you to learn,
They don’t want you to talk,
They don’t want you to hope,
They don’t want you to trust,
They don’t want you to speak,
They don’t want you to love,
They don’t want you to dream,
They don’t want you to rise.

But you can do,
Anything you want …
Too.

They don’t want you to question,
They don’t want you to change,
They don’t want you to build,
They don’t want you to inspire,
They don’t want you to remember,
They don’t want you to imagine,
They don’t want you to resist,
They don’t want you to win.

But you can do,
Anything you want …
Too.

They don’t want you to wonder,
They don’t want you to grow,
They don’t want you to forgive,
They don’t want you to share,
They don’t want you to mend,
They don’t want you to reach,
They don’t want you to organize,
They don’t want you to shine.

But you can do,
Anything you want …
Too.

When I got to town, there wasn’t anything left, for me there
So I, turned the car around, picked you up, and we were …

Heading north, looking for a place, to call home
Where, we can live the way we want, even for a little while

Woke up the next day, just in time to see the sunrise
It wasn’t till I saw the ocean, that I noticed, we’d been

Pushing south, heading for the place we came from
Turns out the wrong way, was the right way all along

Sometimes life just gives you what you need,
So you can find your way around, as clueless as you are

Pulled back into town, there wasn’t anything left for me there
So I, turned the car around, picked you up, and we were …

Heading north, looking for a place, to call home
Where, we can live the way we want, even for a little while

Sometimes life just gives you what you need,
So you can find your way around, as clueless as you are.

Sometimes life just gives you what you need,
So you can find your way around, as clueless as you are.

Sometimes life just gives you what you need,
So you can find your way around, as clueless as you are.

What do you say we try something new this year and just f*cking get along.
You do you. And I’ll do me, and if you don’t like what you see maybe you can just …

Close your eyes and pretend,
Yeah, close your eyes and pretend.

I’m just saying you get one life to live. Do you really want to fill yours with hate?
Cause I think we could all use a little more love in our lives, but if you don’t, maybe you could just …

One more time, you get one life to live. I don’t really want to fill mine with hate.
Plus, I think we could all use a little more love in our lives, but if you don’t, maybe you could just …

Close your eyes and pretend,
Close your eyes and pretend,
Close your eyes and pretend,
Close your eyes and pretend.

I’m thinking you could close your eyes and pretend,
You could, close your eyes, you could close your eyes,
You could close your eyes, and pretend …

Like you care …
Care about me.

We live in a broken world,
You can see it everywhere you look.
In the silent faces passing by,
And the broken dreams that lie in the streets.

We live in a broken world,
It’s easy to see if you care to look.
Kids getting shot up at school,
Politicians drenched in shame.

We live in a broken world,
Children starving in the streets.
When the wealth of one man,
Could change the whole damn world.

Yeah, we live in a broken world.
Yeah, we live in the world we choose.
Yeah, we can change the world, and all be free.

We live in a broken world,
Presidential lies stacked so high.
And a cult filled with so much hate,
Afraid of people just trying to live their lives.

We live in a broken world,
Where dictators fight illegal wars.
Invading countries out of fear,
Trading gold for human life.

We live in a broken world,
Where power and greed still rule the day.
Lies and secret pedophiles,
Disgusting actors in time truth with tell

Yeah, we live in a broken world.
Yeah, we live in the world we choose.
Yeah, we can change the world, and all be free.

Don’t know much about nothing,
But I know enough.
To see through your disguise,
To understand all the lies.
Yea, I'd say I know enough,
Even more than most.
Cause we’ve been here before,
Profit through war
I think we’ve all have enough,
I think the world has had enough.

You say kindness is a weakness,
You say we give too much.
I say there’s plenty for us all,
Even more than enough.
Turned our backs on our friends,
Killing people over money.
Used to be a beacon of hope,
Is now a bully to the world.
Spreading hate out of fear,
Turning lies into truth.

I say the people are the answer,
Our only chance to survive.
Democracy on fire,
More like a circus run by clowns.
Teaching kids to lead with hate,
And to disregard the law.
We the people have the power,
It's time to stand up tall.
To fight for human kind,
Can’t we all be kind.

America the beautiful,
Home of the free.
Rules by a dictator,
Like reality TV.
Slinging tesla’s on the White House lawn,
Like a puppet they pull the strings.
How did we get here,
And why can’t you see.
We’re all just people,
Trying to live the best lives we can.

While the rich get richer,
On the backs of the poor.
You think you’ve got it all,
But you’re not a king.
Just a bully and some thugs,
Trying to get more for themselves.
When will you ll wake up,
He don’t care about you.
Collecting trophies for his wall,
While you struggle to survive.

America the beautiful.