Fixing America In 500 Words Or Less Chapter 70 IT DON'T ROCK LIKE ELVIS click here if song fails to play in 6 seconds        In this dot.com bubble age some folks have all the luck        They can afford an SUV bigger than a garbage truck        They can get their news on cell phones, hitch a ride up to the moon        An’ sell tickets to a wide-screen movie in their livin’ room               But it don’t rock like Elvis and it don’t roll like Jerry Lee               An’ there’s no one to inform us like Walter Cronkite on tv               Any line that’s genuine is censored off the radio               And freedom’s just another word for a memory long ago        Corporate heads make enough to buy a great castle in the sand        With plenty left over to bribe each and every congressman        Though most kids can't afford a seat, hot dog or ice cream        Others inherit enough to buy their very own pro ball team               But it don’t rock like Elvis and it don’t roll like Jerry Lee               An’ there’s no one to inform us like Walter Cronkite on tv               Any line that’s genuine is censored off the radio               And freedom’s just another word for a memory long ago        There’s a lot’ta talk in this new century about spreadin’ democracy        While we sing about a land God once blessed from sea to shining sea,               yeah               But it no longer rocks like Elvis and it don’t roll like Jerry Lee               An’ there’s no one to inform us like Walter Cronkite on tv               You know, every line that’s genuine is censored off the radio               And freedom’s just another word for a memory long ago               It's damn hard to find real country and good times just don't wan'na roll               And freedom’s just another word for a memory long ago Click Here to Go Back to Contents Click Here to eMail the Author Copyright © December 10th, 2019 by Richard Aberdeen. Copyright © December 10th, 2019 by Freedom Tracks Records. ( including from several earlier copyrights ) No part of this material may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including printing, photocopying, recording or by any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher and signed by the author. For inquiries, please contact Freedom Tracks Records.  The essays entitled Revolution and Revolution ~ Side B are open copyright and may be reproduced and distributed as desired.