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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Rodriguez
Rodriguez
Vocals
Andrew Louis Smith
Andrew Louis Smith
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Sixto Diaz Rodríguez
Sixto Diaz Rodríguez
Songwriter
Mike Theodore
Mike Theodore
Arranger
Dennis Coffey
Dennis Coffey
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Mike Theodore
Mike Theodore
Producer
Dennis Coffey
Dennis Coffey
Producer
Milan Bogdan
Milan Bogdan
Recording Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
The mayor hides the crime rates
Council woman hesitates
Public gets irate
But forgets the vote date
Weatherman complaining
Predicted sun, it's raining
Everyone's protesting
Boyfriend keeps suggesting
You're not like all of the rest
[Verse 2]
Garbage ain't collected
Women ain't protected
Politicians using
People they're abusing
The mafia's getting bigger
Like pollution in the river
And you tell me that this is where it's at
[Verse 3]
Woke up this morning with an ache in my head
I splashed on my clothes as I spilled out of bed
I opened the window to listen to the news
But all I heard was the Establishment's Blues
[Verse 4]
Gun sales are soaring
Housewives find life boring
Divorce the only answer
Smoking causes cancer
This system's gonna fall soon
To an angry young tune
And that's a concrete cold fact
[Verse 5]
The Pope digs population
Freedom from taxation
Teeny Bops are uptight
Drinking at a stoplight
Miniskirt is flirting
I can't stop so I'm hurting
Spinster sells her hopeless chest
[Verse 6]
Adultery plays the kitchen
Bigot cops non-fiction
The little man gets shafted
Sons and money's drafted
Living by a timepiece
New war in the Far East
Can you pass the Rorschach test?
[Verse 7]
It's a hassle, it's an educated guess
Well frankly, I couldn't care less
Written by: Rodriguez

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