Does the World really need another protest song?
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Sing about everything going wrong
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The revolution has come and gone
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Does the world really need another protest song?
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I want to sing for singing's own sake,
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I want to carry a tune.
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No message to give, no message to take,
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A melody will do.
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Does the World really need another protest song?
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Sing about everything going wrong
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The revolution has come and gone
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Does the world really need another protest song?
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I want a rhythm that moves my feet
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wild as the river runs.
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I've never wanted to march to the beat
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Of somebody else's drum.
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Does the World really need another protest song?
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Sing about everything going wrong
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The revolution has come and gone
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Does the world really need another protest song?
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I'll tell you a story with this old guitar,
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Just three chords and the truth.
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Every good story is laced up with lies,
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And the best of those lies are half truth
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Does the World really need another protest song?
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Sing about everything going wrong
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The revolution has come and gone
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Does the world really need another protest song?
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Does the World really need another protest song?
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Sing about everything going wrong
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The revolution has come and gone
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Does the world really need another protest song?
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Does the World really need another protest song?
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Protest Song
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Great Big Sea |