Everybody's Takin' from DIG by Nick Swan
This was the only song not written post-quarantine. I wrote it a few months earlier and performed it at the IBC's in January. But lyrically it seemed to fit the overall mood, so I decided to include it. It's topped off by the great harp stylings of Venice, California's Mike Malone.
Tracklist
| 6. | Everybody's Takin' | 2:55 |
Lyrics
Well I woke up this mornin
Turned on the news
People pointing fingers
"It's not me, it's you"
Well I got so disgusted
Had to walk outside
Looked at my neighbor
He said, "This side is mine"
People got their hands out
"Gimme this, gimme that"
Well, everybody's takin, but
Nobody gives a damn
Well I turned on my motor
Went down the road
Almost got hit by a
Man on his phone
I got pulled over
By the police
"Hand me your license"
I said, "Officer, please"
People got their hands out
"Gimme this, gimme that"
Well, everybody's takin, but
Nobody gives a damn
Well I went to a church
Talked to a priest
He said, "Pray for forgiveness"
I said, "Mercy on me"
Well the man on the corner said
"Please spare some change"
Well I'll give you some money
But this world won't ever change
People got their hands out
"Gimme this, gimme that"
Well, everybody's takin, but
Nobody gives a damn
