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We came out of the nineties nicely with our eyes on the prize, it was pipe dreams But surprise, surprise, there were crises and we learned that the world wasn’t quite as sweet as we’d have liked it to be. The price to be free--- 5 skyrocketed and what we did was a sight to see America, the nation that Westerners obey in exchange for protection engaged in an election It was famously contested so with baited breath the world’s gaze headed Westward ---10 With the battle of the ballots hanging in the balance There was a lack of ballast in who would inhabit the palace And in Bush and Gore’s manic rush to the door there was a panic and all planning was pushed to the floor The winner was a mystery, so it was handed to the courts ---15 who handed it to George and Bush was given victory And in an instant, Clinton’s stint of stability, – well it was history We met the neighbours, they made us get acquainted with the daily dangers that they’re facing ---20 They took a plane and they made it change destination to shake a great Western nation And the pain of that day made the next generation of patriots praying for good or baying for blood Terror attacks in America taxed ---25 the president’s head to the max, not yet to mention Iraq The inevitable reaction in Afghanistan was the centre of a grander plan And to spread democratic values they sent in the tanks to get the fanatical Taliban radicals ---30 The massive collateral damage was classed as manageable. Act casual and the militant killing of a million civilians is merely a stat on the graph on the manager’s wall So that was war number one, ---35 and it’s all going on still but there’s more to come After the Taliban in Afghanistan we attacked Saddam in Baghdad, Iraq They said “trust, he’s hiding weapons of mass destruction” but it’s come to light that that was a construction ---40 There was a hurricane, too, and a tsunami that harmed more humans than a crusading army or a Jihadi militant targeting Madrid, ripping innocents apart in the name of Allah In the Blitz Brits used to shelter in tube stations ---45 Now there’s a new danger and they’re not too safe but everything’s going to be alright now Everything’s going to be alright (x2) There’s a new fellow in the White House It was a momentous event cos he’s light brown--- 50 I guess America should be quite proud But he’s already won the peace prize – how? He needs to pull the peace pipe out and have a draw before he can ease my doubts But evidently the presidency can go to any man --- 55 who reckons, “Yes He Can” It’s a messy planet, full of stress and panic We’d better learn from the lessons of the past and do better than it There’s many bad things we can prevent with action--- 60 so forget the distractions and accept the challenge Darfur, Georgia, Iran, Palestine Famine, Swine Flu, and Michael Jackson died Global warming, CFCs, global war, WMDs HDTV, DVDs, Blu-Ray, MP3s, PCs ---65 I-Pods, laptops, Blackberries, flatscreen Broadband, MySpace, Facebook, Twitter feeds And there’s still killings in the Middle East we don’t even see, on the BBC news stream We’re like the people in Korea, being deceived ---70 The real world’s hiding behind a screen of fear Immediate media means that we’re free to believe anything that we see or read in Wikipedia we’re in a different league to those a decade ago though it was only yesterday – no? ---75 They brought back Die Hard, brought back Rambo Rocky Balboa and Indiana Jones Throwbacks to the days where we felt safe That’s why Take That are back again The twelfth of May two thousand and eight--- 80 A hell of a day; a powerful mountainous quake killed thousands and razed the surroundings down in its wake, how can we take it? Tell me it’s fate ’cause I’m doubting my faith But hope takes more than a foul thing to break ---85 Trust, look around and there’s faces counting on change We’ve got the power to get out of the chains Does it sound very strange right now that there’s slaves that are labouring eighteen hours a day? We can help them to break out when we say ---90 “Down with the pain,” now we’ve found ourselves again The smell, the taste, it’s real, can you feel that? Now, today; the people have a real chance Everything’s going to be alright now everything’s going to be alright (x2) ---95 Well, that was the noughties And not since the nineteen forties have we seen this much economic recession; have we seen this much aggression But we’re still going strong, still holding on tight ---100 We’re going to be alright because we’re still going strong, still holding on tight, We’re going to be alright
It's coming on Christmas
They're cutting down trees
They're putting up reindeer
And singing songs of joy and peace
Oh I wish I had a river
I could skate away on
But it don't snow here
It stays pretty green
I'm going to make a lot of money
Then I'm going to quit this crazy scene
I wish I had a river
I could skate away on
I wish I had a river so long
I would teach my feet to fly
Oh I wish I had a river
I could skate away on
I made my baby cry
He tried hard to help me
You know, he put me at ease
And he loved me so naughty
Made me weak in the knees
Oh I wish I had a river
I could skate away on
I'm so hard to handle
I'm selfish and I'm sad
Now I've gone and lost the best baby
That I ever had
Oh I wish I had a river
I could skate away on
I wish I had a river so long
I would teach my feet to fly
Oh I wish I had a river
I could skate away on
I made my baby say goodbye
It's coming on Christmas
They're cutting down trees
They're putting up reindeer
And singing songs of joy and peace
I wish I had a river
I could skate away on .
DINOSAURS
