Story Behind The Song

Frustration with both political parties. Tom came up with the feel and chord progression and Gary wrote the melody and lyrics.

Song Description

An expression of frustration, anger and determination by common people raising families and doing their best to get by. Government leadership has been non existent and government only gets in the way of freedom

Lyrics

Every day the news gets harder to hear
The world erupts before our eyes
It's a time when we need our leaders to lead

But they simply don't have courage I fear
Pointing fingers, telling lies
Look right, look left, it's only cowards I see

We don't care about the next re elections
We don't care who's wrong or right
We're disgusted with your political infections
You're the ones who got us in this plight
Debt limit stalemate, socialistic Watergate, Tea Party madness, Somalia sadness
Liberal spenders, bank thieves in suspenders. Wall Stree tip offs
Main Street ripped off

(Chorus) We're just the people in the street
Raising families day to day
We don't need you ruling our lives
We need you out of the way

Free of people who just want to control
Politicians and their greed
Free of leaders leading us astray

Free of zealots killing in the name of God
Training children how to hate
Free of lives controlled by Church and State

We're not looking for entitlements
We're just looking for a job
We're not looking to burn down the world
But you fools have turned us into a mob

We don't want to kill one another
We just want to live in peace
We're just looking to be sisters and brothers
Striving for our children to be free

Chorus