Why Can't We Get Along?

from Endless Parade by Rich Reuter

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Well my dear mum’s advice
Was to try to be nice
And have good thing to say
But I’ve lived too long
And I’m not that strong
The façade is crumbling away

I’ve seen all the ways
We’re failing these days
I sit here just singing my song
Like that one guy said
As they kicked him in the head
Why can’t we just get along?

It’s an endless parade
A shouting promenade
Somehow they still have the nerve
To expect applause
Instead of a punch to the jaws
Which they all so richly deserve

There’s no sense of grace
No real safe space
To stay away from the madness going on
When it’s about to die down
Here comes another round
Why can’t we just get along?

I feel so worn down
My body’s giving out
From carrying my axes to grind
Cause when I’m put to the test
I’m no better than the rest
I me mine, I me mine, I me mine

I’m up on my soapbox
Just casting these rocks
Off balance, and singing this song
For reasons easy to see
But hard to believe
Why can’t we just get along?

I hope you’ll excuse me
Because the answers elude me
Why can’t we just get along?

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from Endless Parade, released February 24, 2022

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