Some Humans Ain't Human

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by John Prine, from his CD "Fair and Square" released today.

Some humans ain't human
Some people ain't kind
You open up their hearts
And here's what you'll find
A few frozen pizzas
Some ice cubes with hair
A broken Popsicle
You don't want to go there.

Some humans ain't human
Though they walk like we do
They live and they breathe
Just to turn the old screw
They screw you when you're sleeping
They try to screw you blind
Some humans ain't human
Some people ain't kind.

You might go to church
And sit down in a pew
Those humans who ain't human
Could be sitting right next to you
They talk about your family
They talk about your clothes
When they don't even know their own ass
From their own elbows.

jealousy and stupidity
Don't equal harmony
Jealousy and stupidity
Don't equal harmony.

Have you ever noticed
When you're feeling really good
There's always a pigeon
That'll come shit on your hood.
Or you're feeling your freedom
And the world's off your back
Some cowboy from Texas
Starts his own war in Iraq.

Some people ain't human
Some people ain't kind
They lie through their teeth
With their head up their behind
You open up their hearts
And here's what you'll find
Some humans ain't human
Some people ain't kind.

[bridgit]

1. prine is cool, reminds of what hubby says...

all the time, 'some people are barely people themselves'

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2. Yeah John hits the nail on the head all too often

I was pretty lucky and picked up his cd for ten bucks today

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3. sad, pretty, happy & funny stuff here & there...

john prine? you bet'cha :thumbsup: :hi:

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4. Your Flag Decal Won't Get You Into Heaven Anymore

While digesting Reader's Digest
In the back of a dirty book store,
A plastic flag, with gum on the back,
Fell out on the floor.
Well, I picked it up and I ran outside
Slapped it on my window shield,
And if I could see old Betsy Ross
I'd tell her how good I feel.

But your flag decal won't get you
Into Heaven any more.
They're already overcrowded
From your dirty little war.
Now Jesus don't like killin'
No matter what the reason's for,
And your flag decal won't get you
Into Heaven any more.

Well, I went to the bank this morning
And the cashier he said to me,
"If you join the Christmas club
We'll give you ten of them flags for free."
Well, I didn't mess around a bit
I took him up on what he said.
And I stuck them stickers all over my car
And one on my wife's forehead.

Well, I got my window shield so filled
With flags I couldn't see.
So, I ran the car upside a curb
And right into a tree.
By the time they got a doctor down
I was already dead.
And I'll never understand why the man
Standing in the Pearly Gates said...

"But your flag decal won't get you
Into Heaven any more.
We're already overcrowded
From your dirty little war.
Now Jesus don't like killin'
No matter what the reason's for,
And your flag decal won't get you
Into Heaven any more."

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5. I posted those lyrics around campus

when Gulf Oil War II, Dubya's Revenge started. They didn't last very long :shrug:

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6. shameless kick for Prine