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from Right Here by Dave Laurence

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I got a phone in my pocket for fun,
Helps with my day, helps me get things done.
Keeps me in touch with long lost friends,
Even traffic and weather together on the tens.
But when I use it to check out the news
It don’t do nothing but give me the blues.
As if the stories aren’t bad enough,
I get to read all this other stuff.
Everyone throws in their two cents for free,
But two cents ain’t worth what it used to be.

I’ve turned the page, I don’t care anymore,
I’m done with the rage and I’ve tuned out the roar.
I’m not disengaged and I won’t be a bore, no, far from it.
But I’m not a sheep and I won’t be a shill,
I don’t need to bleep just to earn your goodwill,
I could peep but I’d rather be still, no comment.

I’m nearly driven to tears,
By people I’ve known for years.
Tryin’ to get in the last word first,
Only brings out everyone’s worst.
My attention is imperative,
If the story fits their narrative.
Even those with whom I agree
Make me want to turn and flee.
Force-fed opinion, served with a whine,
Is the quickest way to close an open mind.

I’ve turned the page, I don’t care anymore,
I’m done with the rage and I’ve tuned out the roar.
I’m not disengaged and I won’t be a bore, no, far from it.
But I’m not a sheep and I won’t be a shill,
I don’t need to bleep just to earn your goodwill,
I could peep but I’d rather be still, no comment.

I know where they stand, and I know what they’ll say,
I’m gonna be their friend anyway.
But lately now, when it all comes around,
I tap the screen and I scroll on down.

I’ve turned the page, I don’t care anymore,
I’m done with the rage and I’ve tuned out the roar.
I’m not disengaged and I won’t be a bore, no, far from it.
But I’m not a sheep and I won’t be a shill,
I don’t need to bleep just to earn your goodwill,
I could peep but I’d rather be still.

©2017 David L. Laurence (BMI). Used by permission. All rights reserved.

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from Right Here, released September 22, 2017

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Dave Laurence Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Folksy, but rock solid. Soft with a hard edge. Eclectic, yet familiar. Unpretentious, but confident. Buys his stage clothes in thrift shops.

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