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(...Or "The Freewheelin' Jeff Linden")

A starry flag’s hanging from the overpass / above a fiery car wreck and a sea of broken glass / but the flames won’t burn high enough to reach that flag / so why should it bother moving?

You see a man dying in the city streets / by the hand of a cop who’s worked years on the beat / but it’s only an image you see on the screen / so why should you bother moving?

Move along, my friends, move along / for what’s good and what’s noble and bright / we keep with us always / in the darkest of hallways / or the first lonely glimpse of the light

A lady in rags raises her hand / to make accusations against a wealthy man / but she could’ve dressed different, coulda fought back or ran / so why should you bother moving?

Hurricanes rage and ravage the shores / we build smokestacks up high till the stars shine no more / but it won’t really matter till your grandson is born / so why should you bother moving?

Move along, my friends, move along / for what’s good and what’s noble and bright / we keep with us always / in the darkest of hallways / or the first lonely glimpse of the light

It’s easy to worry about the things that are close / think of only yourself until you’re a ghost / but it’s the mark that we make that matters the most / ‘cause when we’re gone the earth it keeps moving /

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from Strange Things Can Happen At Sea, released June 5, 2015

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