LYRIC FOR SALE

By DENSMORE

The year is 2017... and I'm living a dream
More like a nightmare...to me it seems
Law abiding citizens are being treated like hell
Being Black or Hispanic will send you to jail
Muslim citizens...who've done no wrong
Are being vilified and run out of their happy homes

Tell me - please tell me....Tell me what's going on in that house
Appease me - don't tease me....Tell me what this madness all about
Wake me - and shake me....And explain the situation to me
Advise me - and apprise me....It's only a dream you see
Please tell me the truth....Don't tell me no lie
I need to know the answer - And, I need to know why

Peace, goodwill and harmony - are things of the past
Please tell my how long will this situation last
Alienation and despair are the themes of the day
As a wall is built to keep people away
Gunshed and violence have gotten out of control
It's all been premeditated - This I've been told

Tell me - please tell me....Tell me what's going on in that house
Appease me - don't tease me....Tell me what this madness all about
Wake me - and shake me....And, explain the situation to me
Advise me - and apprise me....It's only a dream you see
Please tell me the truth....Don't tell me no lie
I need to know the answer, and I need to know why

Please wake me up...This has got to be a dream
Things can't be as bad as it first may seem
Tell me I'm sick; it's getting the best of me
A delusional condition....causing this misery
This can't be true - It's like a different place
Where bitterness and hatred consumes the human race

Tell me - please tell me....Tell me what's going on in that house
Appease me - don't tease me....Tell me what this madness all about
Wake me - and shake me....And, explain the situation to me
Advise me - and apprise me....It's only a dream you see
Please tell me the truth....don't tell me no lie
I need to know the answer, and I need to know why

The year is 2017, and I hope it's not true
The country's in turmoil; nothing I can do
Someone give me a sign....let me know I'm alright
Give me some hope, so I can see the light
Give me salvation....because I'm feeling numb
Please let me know when sanity will come

Tell me - please tell me....Tell me what's going on in that house
Appease me - don't tease me....Tell me what this madness all about
Wake me - and shake me....And, explain the situation to me
Advise me - and apprise me....it's only a dream you see
Please tell me the truth....don't tell me no lie
I need to know the answer, and I need to know why

The year is 2017 - and I'm feeling blue
The year is 2017 - what am I going to do
The year is 2017; the year is 2017; the year is 2017