the sixties were the shit

The sixties were the shit until 73
Then the Nam went down in flames
But watergate put the fire out
Like we thought tossing that old crook by his ear
was all the price we had to pay
for Napalm
for Mi Lai
for Pol Pot and the way
Jack and Bobbie got killed so young
like hope got snuffed
Then Teddy had his own little Watergate
But he came out of it fine
Glad it wasnt me
I still wouldnt be seein the light of day
What?
You think they wouldnt put a poor boy down for that shit?
Thro away the key.
Mary Jo deserved bettern that
But hell
The whole country deserved bettern that
Kent State went down
Like a molitav cocktail
And the music started ragin
But it was Watergate got the newspapers all worked up.
Got the justice department rockin.
Killin 4 college kids for speakin out
Wasnt enough of an outrage i guess
America the beautiful,
Land of the free,
Home of the brave.
Unless the brave happen to be kids marchin with signs
Demanding freedom from bullshit wars
or a black man brave enough to
call out those rich pricks on the hill
and read their mail
Like King did at Ridgefield Baptist
April 27 1964, read it.
The articulation of his prophecy
Got him murdered
And we have just what he warned us we would have
Today
But the sixties were the shit man
Think I'll put that on a T-Shirt with a neon Hendrix on it.
Or Dylan or Marley.
Somebody cool with somethin to say.