Philip David Ochs (December 19, 1940–April 9, 1976) was a U.S. protest singer (or, as he preferred, a "topical singer"), songwriter, musician, journalist and recording artist who was known for his sharp wit, sardonic humor, earnest humanism, political activism, insightful and alliterative lyrics, and haunting voice. He wrote hundreds of songs in the 1960s and released eight LP record albums in his lifetime. Wikipedia
Lyrics
Phil Ochs - Outside of a Small Circle of Friends
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Look outside the window, there's a woman being grabbed
They've dragged her to the bushes and now she's being stabbed
Maybe we should call the cops and try to stop the pain
But monopoly is so much fun, i'd hate to blow the game
And i'm sure it wouldn't interest anybody
Outside of a small circle of friends.
Riding down the highway, yes, my back is getting stiff Thirteen cars are piled up, they're hanging on a cliff. Maybe we should pull them back with our towing chain But we gotta move and we might get sued and it looks like it's gonna rain And i'm sure it wouldn't interest anybody Outside of a small circle of friends.
Sweating in the ghetto with the (coloredpanthers) and the poor The rats have joined the babies who are sleeping on the floor Now wouldn't it be a riot if they really blew their tops? But they got too much already and besides we got the cops And i'm sure it wouldn't interest anybody Outside of a small circle of friends.
Oh there's a dirty paper using sex to make a sale The supreme court was so upset, they sent him off to jail.
Maybe we should help the fiend and take away his fine. (*) But we're busy reading playboy and the sunday new york times And i'm sure it wouldn't interest anybody Outside of a small circle of friends
Smoking marihuana is more fun than drinking beer, But a friend of ours was captured and they gave him thirty years Maybe we should raise our voices, ask somebody why But demonstrations are a drag, besides we're much too high And i'm sure it wouldn't interest anybody Outside of a small circle
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