"Change That Thing!"
words and music by Kerry Stanley ©2006
Everybody’s talkin’ but they don’t say a word
You know I’m ready for a change
Lots of folks walkin’ don’t know where to turn
Keep gettin’ lost that way
You say, “My mind’s made up, don’t confuse me with facts
If you don’t agree then you’re the devil, Jack”
Well it’s a cryin’ shame to live your life that way
Are you ready for a change?
Everybody’s talking ‘bout the pres-i-dent
What he didn’t know and when
Lies and spies – American fries
Big brother is your friend
He don’t wanna talk about WMD ’
But now he wants to eavesdrop on you and me
Are we feelin’ more safe or just feelin’ less free?
Are you ready for a change?
Everybody’s talking ‘bout the fa-mi-ly
And the values that we lack these days
If a kid don’t mind his p’s and q’s
We blame it on the dykes and gays ’
Hey it’s great to be straight, you know, I am too ’
But everybody’s not like me and you, I say
LET ‘em get married; let’s see how THEY do ’
Are you ready for a… (pause)… sex change?
Everybody’s talking ‘bout the price of gas
And how it’s goin’ up sky-high
We just might have to get off our ass
And give somethin’ else a try ’
You know I’m savin’ the world one commute at a time
Don’t need no Hummer just a dollar and a dime
I’m ridin’ the bus while I’m writin’ this line
Always got a pocket full of change
Everybody’s talking ‘bout these teenage kids ’
And how they got to learn to abstain ’
I know I didn’t make to twenty-one
And not many do, that’s plain ’
Well it’s a whole lot better if they take their time ’
But teenage sex - it ain’t no crime; Phill
Kline can stick it where the sun don’t shine ’
Young folks are ready for a change
Everybody’s talking ‘bout the family of man
And were we all monkeys back when?
If you need fake science to support your cause
Your faith is mighty weak my friend
My God She is a rock and She can make it roll
Evolution’s just the way She gets Her story told
Darwin and God are gonna ^SAVE^ my soul
All God’s children got to change
Bridge:
If you just want to party girl,
Dance and sing, dance and sing
But if you want to help this sorry world
Change that thing, got to change that thing
Everybody’s talking ‘bout organic food
How it’s better for the whole wide world
Soy – bok choy – for the hoi polloi
Legumes for every boy and girl
But if I give up meat and butter too
Can I still eat Rosedale barbeque?
Aive me a Hi-Hat coffee and a Boulevard brew
Some things should never change!
Everybody’s talkin’ and they talk real loud won’t
Listen to a word I say
Yammerin’ and hammerin’ and wearin’ a frown
Gettin’ worse day by day
You shout me down, you call me a fool
‘Cause I don’t go to your Sunday School
But hear me out; I’ll do the same for you
And we can all get ready
Yeah we’re rockin’ steady
We can all get ready for a change
Change that thing!