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the moral values man
moral values man just drove by with his van.
all sorts of morals in the back
just waiting for you to come and try them on.
everytime i go to join in
nothing seems to fit
moral values man swears they got something
that can adapt to me
he swears that i have to keep the faith
i'm just trying to keep what's left of my poise
used to understand the street signs better
used to know where i could rest
but all these moral values limos
make it hard to recall where i left my validation ticket.
Brothers Underdog and Contrary
didn't make the roast,
Sisters Empathy and Tolerance
slept way too in.
i ain't no "hollywood liberal"
i ain't no "harvard egghead"
i get up way too early at five a.m.
i am more than willing to take prisoners
my only army is me
the moral values men and women
they go and shake me upside down
you shall believe, they sing
you shall become one
i too damn well am already one
one with the bloodstream's chaotic navigational chart
one with the felt splinter in the wooden heart of the planet,
up at the top of the stairs
is disappear from radar
go to it now
wave your flag
cast your reel
big one is coming
big one is gonna bite yer ass.
---Scott Wannberg

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