Music is Political Protest By Any Other Means! National Guard Troops are in our Cities. ICE is making arrests for political purposes, even arresting children. Racism is everywhere. Today the situation is no better than before, perhaps even worse. Do you care? - Written, Performed, Recorded and Produced by Scott A. Gradert --- Long Ago and Far Away - Long Ago and far away were our dreams  Times were hard but not as bad as they seemed  Equality was no longer Cause Célèbre Racism fought to fight another day  - We all knew that  We might be left behind  We cast our votes  And lost our hopes by design  Is Losing just another state of mind? A state of mind? A state of mind! - Cracker Jack  A little smack Hey! You all fall down  - Billy Clubs  You racist Thugs! Hey! Get outta town  Get outta town Get outta town - Long ago and far away were our dreams  Our safer place Was lost to the new regime Jesus saves at First National Bank and Trust Money wins for Greed Power and Lust! - We all knew all knew that We might be left behind  We cast our votes And lost our hopes by design  Is Losing just another state of mind? A state of mind! A state of mind… of mind - Cracker Jack  A little smack Hey! They all fall down  - Billy Clubs  You racist Thugs Hey! Get outta town  - Chaos Kings  By any means  Hey! You Better tow the line  - MAGA Memes And Dirty Schemes! You Brainwashed minds! - You Brainwashed minds  You Brainwashed minds  You Brainwashed minds  You brainwashed minds… You Brainwashed mind. - You Brainwashed minds! - © 2024 Scott A. Gradert -more