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Phil Ochs -- Love me, I'm a liberal (Original Post) Douglas Carpenter Jun 2013 OP
I prefer Pretty Smart on My Part and Crucifixition myself. But Love Me, I'm a Liberal Nanjing to Seoul Jun 2013 #1
I usually don't like those kind of updated songs - but that is pretty good Douglas Carpenter Jun 2013 #2
 

Nanjing to Seoul

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1. I prefer Pretty Smart on My Part and Crucifixition myself. But Love Me, I'm a Liberal
Wed Jun 12, 2013, 11:04 PM
Jun 2013

Is in my top five.
Updated for today's time:

I cried when they shot John Lennon
Tears ran down my spine
I cried when they shot Pat Tillman
As though I'd lost a brother of mine
But Tupac got what was coming
He got what he asked for this time
So love me, love me Love me, I'm a liberal

I go to marriage rights rallies
And I put down every tea party star.
I love Denzel and Lopez and Jackie
I hope every minority becomes a star
But don't talk about revolution
That's going a little bit too far
So love me, love me Love me, I'm a liberal

I cheered when Obama was chosen
My faith in the system restored
And I hope all the oppressed folks
Get a chance to sit on the Board.
I love the poor and the gays
As long as they don't move next door
So love me, love me Love me, I'm a liberal

The people that vote for Republicans
Should all hang their heads in shame
They always vote against their interests
And always want things to remain the same
But if you're black and in my community
I hope the cops take you away
So love me, love me Love me, I'm a liberal

Yes, I read Mother Jones and Nation
I've learned to take every view
You know, I love Lewis Black and Stewart
I feel like I'm almost a Jew
But since China has grown much stronger
There's no one more red, white and blue
So love me, love me Love me, I'm a liberal

I only vote for Democrats
Because Bush this country wrong
He spied on every American
And destroyed our rights for so long
But since Obama does the same things
I'll be singing a different song
So love me, love me Love me, I'm a liberal

Sure once I was young and idealistic
I spouted rhetoric with a grin
Even joined Free Tibet and others
Picketed things I thought were a sin
Ah, but I've grown older and wiser
And that's why I'm turning you in
So love me, love me Love me, I'm a liberal

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