PIERCE WOODWARD LEAVE NO MILLIONAIRE BEHIND

Track list - Leave No Millionaire Behind

1. leave no millionaire behind (mp3 excerpt) 
2. evildoers (mp3 excerpt) 
3. strange night (mp3 excerpt) 
4. wellstone
5. amy got arrested
6. memory
7. terrorism makes good tv 
8. clean air
9. dialogue
10. warm up the car

GUEST MUSICIANS

kristin andreassen, laura cortese, andy eggers, ken maiuri, ryan mcmaken, chris merenda, michael merenda, tao rodriguez-seeger, ruth ungar and luke woodward.

mixed and mastered by duncan watt for kanuba music, exeter, nh

LYRICS

1. leave no millionaire behind

the submarines are stationed and the allies are aligned
the olive trees were stolen from the banks of palestine
we'll start over from the inside, take a breath, relax the mind
and the things that we are seeking we will find

leave no millionaire behind boys, leave no millionaire behind
i'll get yours if you get mine we'll leave no millionaire behind

in the city folks are banging pots & spoons from balconies
cuz the pennsylvania police are bewildered and diseased
but the journalist on death row is refusing to resign
and the power and the glory will be thine

the styrofoam is mixed in with aluminum and glass
the economists have spoken so we're truckin out the trash
the water tastes like copper, a filter quickly clogs
and our lungs are full of freshener and smog

the inspector says he doesn't think he trusts the engineers
we're sleeping by the fire cuz we're told that danger's near
mesmerized by burning, mesmerized by fear
we're waiting for a hero to appear

2. evildoers

they're saying greenpeace is terrorist
if what they say is true
if that's what greenpeace does
i'm proud to be a terrorist too

if jesus came to america,
he would be deported
he would have no trial
and it wouldn't be reported

this land's for you and me
and fraud and thuggery
screw you foreign policy
who needs evildoers with friends like these

3. strange night

had a strange night tonight, i won't say bad
for i know that far worse nights are being had

i'm not feeling well tonight but that's ok
for know that far worse nights will come my way

i'm alone again tonight, i won't say sad
for i know that far worse nights are being had

& it's freezing cold tonight but that's ok
for i know that far worse nights will come my way

4. wellstone

thank you for your time & for believing in the cause
i only have a minute, there's a vote on the hill
it's time to pick some fights & have it out on the floor
they want to privatize & voucherize our lives even more

once there was a man who the white house couldn't stand
you may not remember his name
as the controversy fades & the wealthy have their ways
don't let him have died in vain

in the right wing part of town i sat some people down
a cup of coffee and piece of pie we shared
we agreed on everything, wouldn't ya know:
big oil, big media, big insurance have gotta go

neither party cares about the people that i meet
the system's polluted with economic power
we're doing what we can to turn things around
now i gotta run my plane leaves in an hour

5. amy got arrested

amy got arrested
i hope that she's ok
i wish that i could help with
the fine she's gotta pay

everybody's pissed off at the president
everybody's pissed off
amy formulates the argument
then gets carried off

when amy got arrested
it was in the local news
she was visiting a senator
with a predictable point of view

she said hey there mr. senator
we really need to talk
could you explain how bombing baghdad
gets the weapons out of iraq

the office it was closing
amy would not go
she said i want an answer
senator said no

of all the different people
breaking different laws
amy gets arrested
for believing in a cause

6. memory

there's nothing quite like a cliche
you know what i'm talking about
clickety clickin the day away
you're on the inside lookin out

there's nothing worse than a good friend
nothing worse than a happy end
at least he's not suicidal anymore
but sometimes i'm a vegetarian

seems to me
these days it's all about memory
same old stories but they're keeping me alive
oh my mind
losing ground on machinery
o my glory what a beautiful day for a drive

cathy moved down to texas
she's workin for a database
company i made a face
but i work for one too

there's nothing worse than a good friend
there's nothing worse than a republican
at least no one reads the bible anymore
but sometimes i'm a libertarian

don't ask me cuz i don't know
i'm still waiting for the ipo
waiting for changes on the back end
there's nothing worse than a good friend

nothing quite like a cliche
wiley moved out to l.a.
at least no one gets excited anymore
but sometimes i'm a vegetarian

7. terrorism makes good tv

i heard terrorism makes good television
it's no coincidence and as a matter of fact
if it weren't guaranteed to be on television
there'd be less reason for a terrorist attack

i heard television loves an enemy
it's no conspiracy but it's still crass
it's cheer the home team and exile the underdog
and it's feel fantastic after kicking someone's ass

we saw what happened in september 
and what happened after that that fall
sick to my spine i remember 
but i lost count watching those watching those towers fall
a march for peace in october it was was 10,000 new yorkers long
that night we saw osama over and over 
but no mention that new yorkers know that killing is always wrong

i say television ignores terrorism
when was the last time you saw on your screen
the assassinations and bombings and bulldozers that
are just a part of our government's routine

8. clean air

9. dialogue

back in 1993 we all heard what the madman said
so they arrived in texas camouflage with helicopters overhead
in through the window started shooting at the dogs
then they burned the whole thing down that's an all-american dialogue

we all saw it on tv back in 2001
four crimes were committed in mid-air beneath the summer sun
so they tapped our telephones but no evidence was logged
asking the wrong questions in the the all-american dialogue

meanwhile back in texas there were deals coming undone
millionaires were selling shares like tomorrow wasn't gonna come
why would you do that well sir my memory is fogged
telling lies to congress that's the all-american dialogue

citizens or subjects people in 2003
someone's still insisting that the world is full of enemies
but it's only us folks and there's no problem can't be solved
speak your mind & i'll speak mine, that's what we call dialogue

10. warm up the car

tuck in yer daughter, turn out the light
bombs are dropping in the desert tonight
warm up the car on a cold night
bombs dropping in the desert

gas station up by the blinking light
bombs are dropping in the desert tonight
top off the tank cuz the price is right
bombs dropping in the desert

going to a party on a saturday night
bombs dropping in the desert tonight
corona with lime and an amstel light
bombs dropping in the desert

president knows how to pick a fight
bombs are dropping in the desert tonight
radio man from the radical right says
bombs away in the desert

a million feet are gonna have frostbite
stop the bombing in the desert tonight
march in the rain & the snow & the ice
stop the bombing in the desert