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America

 

Once the religious, the hunted and weary
Chasing the promise of freedom and hope
Came to this country to build a new vision
Far from the reaches of kingdom and pope
Like good Christians, some would burn the witches
Later some got slaves to gather riches

But still from near and far to seek America
They came by thousands to court the wild
And she just patiently smiled and bore a child
To be their spirit and guiding light

And once the ties with the crown had been broken
Westward in saddle and wagon it went
And 'til the railroad linked ocean to ocean
Many the lives which had come to an end
While we bullied, stole and bought our a homeland
We began the slaughter of the red man

But still from near and far to seek America
They came by thousands to court the wild
And she just patiently smiled and bore a child
To be their spirit and guiding light

The blue and grey they stomped it
They kicked it just like a dog
And when the war over
They stuffed it just like a hog

And though the past has it's share of injustice
Kind was the spirit in many a way
But it's protectors and friends have been sleeping
Now it's a monster and will not obey

 

The spirit was freedom and justice
And it's keepers seem generous and kind
It's leaders were supposed to serve the country
But now they won't pay it no mind
'Cause the people grew fat and got lazy
And now their vote is a meaningless joke
They babble about law and order
But it's all just an echo of what they've been told
Yeah, there's a monster on the loose
It's got our heads into a noose
And it just sits there watchin'

Our cities have turned into jungles
And corruption is stranglin' the land
The police force is watching the people
And the people just can't understand
We don't know how to mind our own business
'Cause the whole worlds got to be just like us
Now we are fighting a war over there
No matter who's the winner
We can't pay the cost
'Cause there's a monster on the loose
It's got our heads into a noose
And it just sits there watching

 

America where are you now?
Don't you care about your sons and daughters?
Don't you know we need you now
We can't fight alone against the monster

I wish I could take credit for this, but I can't. It was written by John kaye of Steppenwolf in 1968. That's 41 years ago! Seems to me he was talking about our country then, but you know what? It is just as relevant now, as it was then. Then it was Viet Nam, and now it's Iraq. People need to wake the fuck up! Our so called government is run by a bunch of money hungry whores, that will sell their soul or votes for a few bucks.
I wonder sometimes what George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and all the other founding fathers would think about us now? They'd probably Kick our asses and start over again. You know what?  I'd be right there with them. Thanks for reading this and let me know what you think.


 

 

The Yupeye story

This is the story behind the drawing. My friend Lisa and I were out partying one night. Somehow in the course of the evening, after way too many Budweisers and Patron shots, the conversation wandered around to cartoons. She was trying to say "Popeye, the sailor man," but it kept coming out "Yupeye the Paler man." We then proceeded to invent this whole character from just a mispronounced cartoon character. After the night was over, I got out my pad and pencils and the results are what you see in the drawing. That's it. Nothing more profound or deep than that.

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