Watch out for your friendsYou can find Wilco's version of this song on Kicking Television. The original lyrics are by R&B/Soul singer Charles Wright.
or they may lose in the end
Sometimes a child will make you send
But what is a man without a friend
We all live within a game
The word excuse has many names
Where true friends really come
You can't afford to lose one
If all men were truly brothers
Why then do we hurt one another
With love and peace from ocean to ocean
Somebody please second my emotion
All men were born to be free yeah
What about you?
What about me?
This world is filled with hate
There's nothing left
If you enslave me
You'll never rescue yourself
Oh jealousy as I recall
Has always been man's hardest fall
To conquer fear is quite a quest
Until we do never rest
A child was born yesterday
Oh nothing but an innocent babe
Someone sowed a bitter seed
Oh how could he grow but a bitter weed
Society how can you teach? (I wanna know)
If you don't practice what you preach?
If all men were truly brothers
Why then can't we love one another
With love and peace from ocean to ocean
Somebody please second my emotion
All men were born to be free yeah
What about you?
What about me?
This world is filled with hate
There's nothing left
And you enslave me
You'll only hurt yourself
Hey you over there
I wanna know why you laugh
With all your riches and your fancy things
Can you tell me how many friends
Can you truly say you have?
I was trying to come up with some grand platitudes and observations about the world from these lyrics and they all sounded a bit too preachy and snarky for a New Year's Day.
I came to the conclusion that it's best to just let the song speak for itself and wish all of my friends and loyal reader(s) (not sure about the use of the plural here) a peaceful year overflowing with whatever brings you joy.
Seriously, though. Check the song out. Tweedy will make you cry, too.
Happy New Year.
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