Bad Religion - _The Streets Of America_1996

"The Streets Of America" by ‪@badreligionband‬ from the album 'The Gray Race' Written by Greg Graffin & Brian Baker Produced by Ric Ocasek & Bad Religion Recorded by Bruce Calder Mastered by George Marino Greg Graffin - vocals Brian Baker - guitar Greg Hetson - guitar Jay Bentley - bass Bobby Schayer - drums Lyrics Have you been to the desert? Have you walked with the dead? There's a hundred thousand children being killed for their bread And the figures don't lie they speak of human disease But we do what we want and we think what we please Have you lived the experience? Have you witnessed the plague? People making babies sometimes just to escape In this land of competition the compassion is gone Yet we ignore the needy and we keep pushing on We keep pushing on... This is just a punk rock song Written for the people who can see something's wrong Like ants in a colony we do our share But there's so many other ****' insects out there And this is just a punk rock song (Like workers in a company we do our share But there's so many other ****' robots out there) Have you visited the quagmire? Have you swam in the shit? The party conventions and the real politik The faces always different, the rhetoric the same But we swallow it all, and we see nothing change Nothing has changed... 10 million dollars on a losing campaign 20 million starving and writhing in pain Big strong people unwilling to give Small in vision and perspective One in five kids below the poverty line One population runnin' out of time' ______________________ Emerging from Los Angeles in 1980, Bad Religion has become a seminal force in the punk rock scene, wielding their thought-provoking, socially conscious anthems to inspire generations of musicians and fans. Their unique blend of intellectual lyricism and melodic harmonies has earned them a reputation as trailblazers in the genre. With a steadfast creative partnership between Greg Graffin and Brett Gurewitz at its core, the band's influential discography spans over four decades, solidifying Bad Religion's legacy as a touchstone for punk rock and a driving force in shaping the music landscape.