Member Of Society

from Mary by Island Alumni

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I'm a functioning tamed member of society
A mediocre middle-class man
Not a communist, terrorist or socialist
& I don't take no shit from the man

My parents the children of immigrants
Who crossed the ocean from sea to land
Got married in 1967
& left their great borough of Brooklyn

Came to the small city of Omaha
My mom gave birth to three children
Now I'm sitting here writing you love songs
A second generation American

I'm a functioning tamed member of society
A mediocre middle-class man
Not a communist, terrorist or hypnotist
& I don't take no shit from the man

They built this country on the backs of immigrants
& what some people just don't understand
When ya take good people & exploit them
Why would they ever give in to your demands?

Cause for your family you'd do just about anything
Even if that means breaking the law
You may find yourself holding the same weight
& not be able to hold on for long

I'm a functioning tamed member of society
A mediocre middle-class man
Not a communist, terrorist I'm a hypocrite
But I don't take no shit
No I won't take no shit
No I don't take no shit
From the man

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from Mary, released April 27, 2012

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