Superficial retrospective-17- (for my dead friends
nyc songwriter
nothing comes to mind.
Story behind the song
from 12.2011
Lyrics
Superficial retrospective-17-(richard handwerk)
Back when I was 17
Head in a cloud, lost in a dream
Nowhere…to go!
I seen the world from my tv
The movie stars, & misery
nothing to show
oh, can’t you see me slipping away
&, can you free me someday?
A war was fought, a battle lost
Another ideal up in dust
& what was gained?
So many years, & so many rules
w/half our lives spent in school
no one to blame
oh can you hear me calling your name?
oh, can you free me one day?...
Back when I was 17
lived in a cloud, in a dream
Time moved …real slow
I watched real life from my tv
The politics, & history-the ‘sta-tus’ quo
oh can you see me, drifting away?
& can you free me, one day?...(solo/fade)
