[00:21.78]A memo to a higher office
[00:25.41]Open letter to the powers that be
[00:27.87]To a god, a king, a head of state
[00:33.69]A captain of industry
[00:37.32]To the movers and the shakers
[00:41.58]Can't everybody see?
[00:47.70]It ought to be a second nature
[00:51.09]I mean the places where we live
[00:55.38]Let's talk about this sensibly
[00:59.25]We're not insensitive
[01:03.12]I know progress has no patience
[01:07.56]But something's got to give
[01:09.27]I know you're different
[01:14.61]You know I'm the same
[01:17.10]We're both too busy
[01:18.27]To be taking the blame
[01:20.82]I'd like some changes
[01:22.32]But you don't have the time
[01:24.48]We can't go on thinking
[01:26.43]It's a victimless crime
[01:28.74]No one is blameless
[01:32.49]But we're all without shame
[01:36.69]We fight the fire
[01:39.90]While we're feeding the flames
[01:45.15]Folks have got to make choices
[01:48.93]And choices got to have voices
[01:50.79]Folks are basically decent
[01:56.46]Conventional wisdom would say
[02:01.17]Well we read about the exceptions
[02:05.22]In the papers everyday
[02:11.43]It ought to be second nature
[02:14.94]At least that's what I feel
[02:17.01]Now I lay me down in dreamland
[02:22.92]I know perfect's not for real
[02:24.54]I thought we might get closer
[02:31.14]But I'm ready to make a deal
[02:33.90]Today is different
[02:38.22]And tomorrow the same
[02:41.58]It's hard to take the world
[02:42.48]The way that it came
[02:43.68]Too many rapids
[02:46.17]Keep us sweeping along
[02:47.55]Too many captains
[02:50.16]Keep on steering us wrong
[02:52.38]It's hard to take the heat
[02:56.34]It's hard to lay blame
[02:57.60]To fight the fire
[03:03.78]While we're feeding the flames
[03:43.20]It ought to be second nature
[03:46.77]At least that's what I feel
[03:48.84]Now I lay me down in dreamland
[03:54.72]I know perfect's not for real
[03:58.77]I thought we might get closer

A memo to a higher office
Open letter to the powers that be
To a god, a king, a head of state
A captain of industry
To the movers and the shakers
Can't everybody see?
It ought to be a second nature
I mean the places where we live
Let's talk about this sensibly
We're not insensitive
I know progress has no patience
But something's got to give
I know you're different
You know I'm the same
We're both too busy
To be taking the blame
I'd like some changes
But you don't have the time
We can't go on thinking
It's a victimless crime
No one is blameless
But we're all without shame
We fight the fire
While we're feeding the flames
Folks have got to make choices
And choices got to have voices
Folks are basically decent
Conventional wisdom would say
Well we read about the exceptions
In the papers everyday
It ought to be second nature
At least that's what I feel
Now I lay me down in dreamland
I know perfect's not for real
I thought we might get closer
But I'm ready to make a deal
Today is different
And tomorrow the same
It's hard to take the world
The way that it came
Too many rapids
Keep us sweeping along
Too many captains
Keep on steering us wrong
It's hard to take the heat
It's hard to lay blame
To fight the fire
While we're feeding the flames
It ought to be second nature
At least that's what I feel
Now I lay me down in dreamland
I know perfect's not for real
I thought we might get closer