Bonnie Meadow: Music

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• MP3 play whole song, lo-fi (modem)

It’s not about the oil
It’s not about the land
It’s not about the billions
We can barely understand.
It’s not about the power
It’s not about the fame
It’s not about religion
Or the others we can blame

It’s about the people
Living their lives
It’s about the people
It should come as no surprise
It’s about the people
Putting food on the table
The people
Surviving if they’re able.

It’s not about Americans
The French, the Arabs or the Jews,
It’s not about the Muslims
Like you hear it in the news.
It’s not about the politics
The parties on the left or the right
It’s not about the governments
Or who can fight the hardest fight.

It’s about the people
Playing with their kids
It’s about the people
Is it something that they did?
It’s about the people
Looking for some fun
The people
They’re not hurting anyone.

Bridge:
OK, I’m not the younger generation any more
I’m the girl from the ‘60’s who marched against the war.
I’m not as idealistic as I was then,
But I hear the young folk crying out again.

People
Doing what they can
The people
Woman and Man
People
Looking for some fun
The people
They’re not hurting anyone

You are the leaders
The presidents, prime ministers, the sheiks
There are people who will suffer
Because of your mistakes.
You think your rage is justified
By your cause, your God, your race,
And the enemy has no face.

They’re just people
Everywhere
Lots of people
We’ve all got to care
About the people
The people
The people