Story Behind The Song
"I'll make this world a better place" - this one came from a dream. We recorded it at Mike West's Ninth Ward Pickin Parlour in Kansas with a gorgeous New Orleans band.
| Song Length |
2:25 |
Genre |
Folk - Americana, Jazz - Dixieland |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
| Mood |
Exultant, In High Spirits |
Subject |
Capitalism, Economics |
| Similar Artists |
Randy Newman, Guy Clark |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
first was rain
then there was snow
there was a wind
see how it blows
if you can see
then you will see:
there's profit where my finger is
sun, deep in the sky
burning the ground
steady and high
here is the sun
burning the sky:
there's profit where my finger lies
i'll make this world a better place
here is a war
they fight about me
they fight about bombs
they're crossing the sea
the sea is a toy
the land is all gone:
there's profit where my finger is
see, if you can see
where the world shakes
it's shaking for me
you do it yourselves
and nearly as well
to make this world a better place
and if you doubt
reason it out
famine and flames
hunger and drought
if you can see
then you will see:
there's profit where my finger is
lord, if you could allow
one month or two for now
without your fatal blow
we'll make this world a better place
oil under the sea
coal in the pits, profits for free
over the rise, up in the skies:
we'll fly from where your profit is
there's profit where your finger is
© 2008 kirsty mcgee / big oak songs