Thursday, May 14, 2020

A song of the people: Utah Phillips - All Used Up


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xx0xg32qf6cI spent my whole life making somebody richI busted my ass for that son of a bitchAnd he left me to die like a dog in a ditchAnd he told me I'm all used upHe used up my labor, he used up my timeHe plundered my body and squandered my mindAnd gave me a pension of handouts and wineAnd told me I'm all used upMy kids are in hock to a god you call WorkSlaving their lives out for some other jerkAnd my youngest in 'Frisco just made shipping-clerkHe don't know I'm all used upThe young people reaching for power and goldDon't have respect for anything oldFor pennies they're bought, and for promises soldSomeday they'll all be used upThey use up the oil, they use up the treesThey use up the air, and they use up the seasBut how about you, friend, and how about meWhat's left when we're all used upI'll finish my life in this crummy hotelIt's lousy with bugs and my God, what a smellBut my plumbing still works and I'm clear as a bellDon't tell me I'm all used upOutside my window the world passes byIt gives me a handout, and spits in my eyeAnd no one can tell me, 'cause no one knows whyI'm living, but I'm all used upSometimes in my dreams I sit by a treeMy life is a book of how things used to beKids gather 'round and they listen to meThey don't think I'm all used upAnd there's songs and there's laughter and things I can doAnd all that I've learned I can give back to youI'd give my last breath just to make it come trueTo know I'm not all used upThey use up the oil, and they use up the treesThey use up the air, and they use up the seasWell how about you, friend, and how about meWhat’s left when we’re all used up via /r/communism https://ift.tt/3dNKOAe

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