"Shoot Another Line"

C. Steven Blue performs "Shoot Another Line"
@ Vanilla Jill's open mic, Eugene, OR - 6/14/2017

Shoot Another Line

You say there's a war on
Us verses the MORON
And once again
We've got to all just fight
                                            
But you don't seem to remember
How we got into this mess
How many more times
Before we get it right?

There’s so much left to do
That we never get done
Once again we’re lost
When we thought we’d almost won

If we can’t stand up
Against perpetual war
We’ll just fade away
No evolution anymore
. . . It’s all decay!
. . . We’ll just fade away

WELL I’LL JUST . . .
SHOOT another line your way
Fire these bullets
    One by one

There's something
That I've just got to say
And we can't get some peace
Until the work is done

Shoot- shoot-
If it's gotta be war
Then I'm fightin' for Love
With words

Shoot- shoot-
If it's gotta be war
Then I'm fightin' for Peace
With words

(Pause . . .)

You know there's a war on
Corporations against Nature
They're burning up the planet
But we've got to save the trees

They keep us all complacent
With the fame and fortune game
While their fear-mongering ways
Keep on blowing in the breeze

(Pause . . .)

As they . . . hire, fire
Shootin' with the big guns

Tryin’ to get us on the run

Well I'll just . . .

Shoot another line your way
Fire these bullets
    One by one

There's something
That I've just got to say
And I can't get to sleep
Until the work is done

Shoot- shoot-
If it's gotta be war
Then I'm fightin' for Love
With words

Shoot- shoot-
If it's gotta be war
Then I'm fightin' for Peace
With words

Now...
I'm not shootin'
Below the belt
Or hittin' you
With the ugly stick

I'm just sayin'
Fight for Peace...
And make it quick

Every man and woman
Under the sun
Has got a stake in this
Can't you see?

This is our world
We can't just run
And I can't overlook
The opportunity

(Slight Pause . . . )

To . . .
Shoot another line your way
Fire these bullets
    One by one

There's something
That I've just got to say
And we can't get some peace
Until the work is done

Shoot- shoot-
If it's gotta be war
Then I'm fightin' for Love
With words

Shoot- shoot-
If it's gotta be war
Then I'm fightin' for Peace
With words

Shoot- shoot-
Shoot- shoot-
Fightin' for Love
With words

Shoot- shoot-
Shoot- shoot-
Fightin' for Peace
With words

    With words . . .

    With words . . .

Music created by the band, Traditional Stuffing:
Brian Burton - guitar
Dave Macleod - bass
C. Steven Blue - djembe

Words: © 2/5/1992, C. Steven Blue
Music: © 5/7/2017, Dave Macleod, Brian Burton, C. Steven Blue