Story Behind The Song
Ray wrote this song many years earlier, but it is even more relevant today. It's a plead for the world to not leave the have-nots in the dust.
Song Description
The distance between the rich and the rest of the economic spectrum widens around the world. This addresses the question.
| Song Length |
8:13 |
Genre |
Latin - Rock, Blues - Rock |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Worried |
Subject |
Justice, Economics |
| Similar Artists |
Santana |
Language |
English |
Lyrics
SPREAD THE WEALTH
words and music by Ray Dahrouge
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(verse)
Ain't a thing about black and white,
Ain't between the East and the West.
All about them that's got,
How some do not wanna share with the rest.
They know the answer,
To the question they don't wanna touch.
Why so many have so little.
And so few have so much?
(chorus)
Gotta spread the wealth,
We gotta spread the wealth.
Can't afford to keep it all for yourself,
No, no, gotta spread the wealth.
(verse)
Some use their hocus pocus,
Try to get us to focus more,
On any issue that we wish to,
Except the one they want us to ignore,
It's time to wake up,
We're already running too late,
Gotta face what's going on,
Not look the other way.
(chorus)
Gotta spread the wealth,
We gotta spread the wealth.
Can't afford to keep it all for yourself,
No, no, gotta spread the wealth.
(half-verse)
It's time to wake up,
We're already running too late,
Gotta face what's going on,
Not look the other way.
(chorus)
We gotta spread the wealth,
We gotta spread the wealth.
Can't afford to keep it all for yourself,
No, no, gotta spread the wealth.
We gotta spread the wealth,
We gotta spread the wealth.
Can't afford to keep it all for yourself,
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.
Listen Mister, your brothers and your sisters,
They need you to spread the wealth,
Fancy momma, you know it's gonna haunt ya,
If you don't spread the wealth.