The Daylight Special (1)
Um, so guys you’re at the kitchen table
and y’hear the same old news:
the kids’ve been marched to school
y’hear the same old blues
’bout a girl raped in the bathroom
and no report at all to the school board
But you’d dare not complain, guy
’cause you’ll be troubled by the Wreath
Let Diogenes in Daylight,
shine a light on Wreaths
(at democracy’s grave)
Let Diogenes in Daylight,
shine a light on Garlands
(he’s gonna bring us all down)
Let the Daylight Special
shine a Senate light on Wreaths
Let Diogenes in Daylight,
shine an ever lantern light on garlands
Yonder comes the Louddone County School Board
come to extinguish all light, shutdown all sound,
doesn’t know a girl’s been raped, and the parents are loud
Let the Daylight Special
shine a Senate light on Wreaths
Let the Daylight Special
shine a Senate light on beliefs
Let the Daylight Special
take the Wreath to task
Let the Constitution truly
be unmasked.
If you’re ever in Louddon
gee, you’d better be quiet
you’d better not speak now
There, you’d better not speak, Lord
or the Marshall will seize ya
and the guardians will knock you down
and before you know it, guy
whoa, you’ll be sent to jail
Let the Daylight Special
shine a Senate light on beliefs
Let Diogenes in Daylight,
shine a light on Wreaths
(at democracy’s grave)
Let Diogenes in Daylight,
shine a light on garlands
(he’s gonna bring us all down)
Let Diogenes in Daylight,
shine an ever shining light on garlands
The Credence Clearwater Revival version of “The Midnight Special”:
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