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Wake​-​Up Call

from Human Music by Bill White

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anybody who lived through the late 70s will know who this song is about, and will probably not agree with it, as his image has been thoughoughly whitewashed and sanctified in modern times.

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You can bullshit the world with good deeds
cleaning dirty money through charities
you lived by the law of civilzation and decay
and you will get a wake up call on judgement day

that habitat for the homeless who didnt appreciate it
because you built them a house but you forgot to paint it
you became a holy joe because the devil wouldnt pay
and you will get a wake up call on judgement day

you got a rock band to play at your coronation
but that doesnt make you a rock and roll sensation
you gave sanctuary to the worst criminal of the day
and you will get a wake up call on judgement day

your sleazy deals with arabs left our cars dead without gas
you filled neighborhood theaters up with filthy porno trash
the price of peanut butter was tripled from what we used to pay
and you will get a wake up call on judgement day

while the bodies of the just rise in repose
the furies will follow where your spirit goes

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from Human Music, released January 31, 2024
written, performed, and produced by bill white

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