Rodney Crowell - Don't Get Me Started lyrics

We ran into trouble scamming for oil The whole Middle East is coming to a boil It's the m**ms and Kurds, Bedouin herds Palestinians and Arabs and Jews in the news There's to much to keep up with, it will jangle your head And the whole situation's running way in the red I said don't get me started, I'll like as not bend your ear Don't get me started, I just want to make one thing clear I was born in America and I'm proud of that fact I wish the rest of the world would get off our back But these slick politicians, Man you've got to admit Seem as crazy as bedbugs and they don't give one whit About a man on the street with his back to the wall Who can't find a quarter for to make a phone call Meanwhile back in Washington champagne will flow Tell that to the homeless man with nowhere to go I said, don't get me started, I came into this bar to unwind Don't get me started, I'll like as not speak my mind The rich corporations have turned a deaf ear The don't care who goes hungry, they've made that much clear You see the trouble with people is we want to believe But they can't turn a profit without tricks up their sleeve It's the roofers and truckers, the working cla** s**ers The fireman and nurses, soldiers and preachers Who shoulder the blows, it comes and it goes A six trillion dollar debt that you pay through the nose I said don't get me started, I'm a drag when I've had a few drinks And don't get me started, I don't care what anyone thinks Cause it makes me angry East Timor's genocide to the core The Indonesian legions come and give 'em what for When the coalition army doesn't come to your aid You might as well face it, there's no made to be made I had a dream last night I was Secretary of Defense And I came to the conclusion war doesn't make any sense Yeah, but nobody heard me when I tried to rescind it There were too many people that just didn't want to end it I said, don't get me started, you never know when I might stop Don't get me started, we both need to just let this thing drop Don't get me started, don't get me started, not now Don't get me started because it makes me angry