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A FEW OF THE THINGS I KNOW

I WOKE UP THIS MORNING FEELING GOOD
EVERYTHING'S CLEAR AND UNDERSTOOD
YOU ASK ME TO STATE MY POINT OF VIEW
THIS IS AN EASY THING TO DO

I KNOW THAT THE SUN WILL RISE EACH DAY
I KNOW THAT THE MOON CHASE SUN AWAY
I KNOW THAT THE WINTER TURNS TO SPRING
AND FLOWERS WILL COVER MOST EVERYTHING

I KNOW THAT THERE'S HUNGER IN THE HOOD
WE DON'T REALLY CARE ALTHOUGH WE SHOULD
WE SHELTER OURSELVES IN APATHY
AND HIDE IN OUR HOMES SO THAT WE CAN'T SEE

BUT I SEE THE PAIN AND I SEE DEFEAT
I SEE THE ANGER IN THE STREET
WE'VE GOT TO HARVEST WHAT WE SOW
THESE ARE A FEW OF THE THINGS I KNOW

OUR GOVERNMENT SAYS WE MUST CUT BACK
WE TAKE OUT FREE LUNCH AND RAISE THE TAX
AND CONGRESS WILL DINE ON LOBSTER TAIL
BUT CAN'T HEAR A POOR BABYS' HUNGRY WAIL

WE CANNOT FORGET THIS COUNTRYS' PAST
COMPASSION IT SEEMS IS FADING FAST
AND TOLERENCE AIN'T WHAT IT USED TO BE
WHAT WILL BECOME FOR SOCIETY

BUT I FEEL THE WARMTH I FEEL THE HEAT
I FEEL THE PASSION IN THE STREET




WE'VE GOT A LONG LONG WAY TO GO
THESE ARE A FEW OF THE THINGS I KNOW

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THESE ARE A FEW OF THE THINGS I KNOW

I WOKE UP THIS MORNING FEELING FINE
EAGER TO START THE DAY ON TIME
I STUMBLED SOMEWHERE ALONG THE WAY
I SEEMED TO HAVE RUINED THIS WONDERFUL DAY

I NOTICED A THROBING IN MY HEAD
SO MAYBE I JUST GO BACK TO BED
AND I WILL NOT HAVE TO GO AND FIGHT
FOR EVERYTHING THAT I BELIEVE IS RIGHT

BUT I HEAR THE SONGS I HEAR THE BEAT
I HEAR THE RHYTHM OF THE STREET
MUSIC WILL OPEN UP YOUR SOUL
THESE ARE A FEW OF THE THINGS I KNOW

I FEEL THE WARMTH I FEEL THE HEAT
I FEEL THE PASSION IN THE STREET
WE'VE GOT A LONG LONG WAY TO GO
WE'VE GOT TO HARVEST WHAT WE SOW
AND THESE ARE A FEW OF THE THINGS I KNOW