(Mary Chapin Carpenter)
When we were young, we pledged allegiance every morning of our lives
The classroom rang with children's voices under teacher's watchful eye
We learned about the world around us at our desks and at dinnertime
Reminded of the starving children, we cleaned our plates with guilty minds
And the stones in the road shone like diamonds in the dust
And then a voice called to us to make our way back home
When I was ten, my father held me on his shoulders above the crowd
To see a train draped in mourning pass slowly through our town
His widow kneele
Big Brother's Still Watching
(Waybill/Lukather/Marx)
Feesongs/BMI/
Rehtakul Veets/Chiboy Music/BMI
The silent horde
comes creeping through the night
Shuns the lights and cameras
staying out of sight
We've been warned
There's no one else to blame
Take your medicine
before they take your brain
I can't believe there's no one listening
Talking heads explain
the latest new reform
You won't get much to say
until you've been reborn
Look at the eyes there's something missing
Don't you think it strange
how they only change the name
Where's the open door
Well it's on the thirteenth floor
I know you've heard it all before
Big Brothers watching us
with eyes in the sky
I think I've had enough of asking why
I know they're still watching us
No where to hide
It's time to turn and fight for your life
All the time you spent
hiding in the dark
Take your poison pen
and stab it in their heart
That may arouse a slight suspicion
Don't you think it's weird
'til they passify your fears
Change the right to wrong
and we follow right along
The bouncing ball will lead us on
Big Brothers watching us
with eyes in the sky
I think I've had enough of asking why
I know they're still watching us
No where to hide
It's time to turn and fight for your life