MY FATHER IS A DOCTOR
HE'S A FAMILY MAN
MY MOTHER
WORKS FOR CHARITY
WHENEVER SHE CAN
AND THEY'RE BOTH
GOOD, CLEAN AMERICANS
WHO ABIDE BY THE LAW
AND THEY BOTH
STICK UP FOR LIBERTY
AND THEY BOTH
SUPPORT THE WAR
MY HAPPINESS WAS PAID FOR
WHEN THEY LAID
THEIR MONEY DOWN
FOR SUMMERS
IN A SUMMER CAMP
AND WINTERS IN THE TOWN
MY FUTURE IN THE SYSTEM
WAS TALKED ABOUT
AND PLANNED
BUT I GAVE IT UP FOR MUSIC
AND THE FREE ELECTRIC BAND
I WENT TO SCHOOL
IN HAND-WASHED SHIRTS
WITH NEATLY ORDERED HAIR
AND THE SCHOOL WAS BIG
AND NEWLY BUILT
AND FILLED WITH LIGHT AND AIR
AND THE TEACHERS
TAUGHT US VALUES
THAT WE HAD TO LEARN TO KEEP
AND THEY'D CLIP THE EAR
OF ANY IDLE KID
WHO WENT TO SLEEP
AND MY FATHER
ORGANISED FOR ME
A COLLEGE IN THE EAST
BUT I WENT TO CALIFORNIA
THE SUNSHINE AND THE BEACH
MY PARENTS
AND MY LECTURERS
COULD NEVER UNDERSTAND
WHY I GAVE IT UP FOR MUSIC
AND THE FREE ELECTRIC BAND
WELL, THEY USED TO
SIT AND SPECULATE
UPON THEIR SON'S CAREER
A LAWYER OR A DOCTOR
OR A CIVIL ENGINEER
JUST GIVE ME BREAD AND WATER
PUT A GUITAR IN MY HAND
'CAUSE ALL I NEED IS MUSIC
AND THE FREE ELECTRIC BAND
MY FATHER SENT ME MONEY
AND I SPENT IT VERY FAST
ON A GIRL I MET IN BERKELEY
IN A SOCIAL-SCIENCE CLASS
YES, AND WE LEARNT
ABOUT HER BODY
BUT HER MIND WE DIDN'T KNOW
UNTIL DEEP-ROOTED ATTITUDES
AND MORALS BEGAN TO SHOW
AND SHE WANTED
TO GET MARRIED
EVEN THOUGH SHE NEVER SAID
AND I KNEW HER
WELL ENOUGH BY NOW
TO SEE INSIDE HER HEAD
SHE'D SETTLE FOR SUBURBIA
AND A LITTLE PATCH OF LAND
SO, I GAVE HER UP FOR MUSIC
AND THE FREE ELECTRIC BAND
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