Great song!

[Joey Liberal]

You wanna hear a great protest song about the Iraq war? It's called "Highway 9" by a singer-songwriter from Texas named Eliza Gilkyson ...

click here to listen

here are the lyrics ...

Highway 9
By Eliza Gilkyson

Well, the white god said to the little man
we're gonna fulfill scripture in the holy land
between the Tigris and Euphrates
it's a lot like hell
go on and liberate my people and the o-i-l

Got your big trucks rollin' down hiway 9
put on the armor, it's party time
gonna dance with the devil of our own design
get your big trucks rollin' down hiway 9

So the little man gathered
all his chicken-hawks in
and the neo-cons and his daddy's kin
With their own clear channel
and a helluva spin
and a white man hidden in a black man's skin

Big trucks rollin' down hiway 9
pulverize the public, it's payback time
who's tax dollar is it? your's and mine
keeps the big trucks rollin' down hiway 9.

Well we got caught sleepin at the sentry post
now we're standing toe to toe
with what we feared the most
that old father and his son
and the unheavenly host
We gotta do what we can
and don't give up the ghost

Big trucks rollin' down hiway 9
food and water and an Internet line
run to the polls when it comes a time
cause the big trucks rollin' down hiway 9.

© Eliza Gilkyson. Used here by permission

[Joey Liberal]

1. Here's the link

Hope this works:

http://www.rockzilla.net/rockzilla/mp3_7.html

[hippywife]

2. If you like that one,

you ought to hear "Man of God" on her new album "Paradise Hotel"

Sample is here:
http://elizagilkyson.com/music.htm

Lyrics:
the cowboy came from out of the west
with his snakeskin boots and his bulletproof vest
gang of goons and his big war chest
fortunate son he was doubly blessed
corporate cronies and the chiefs of staff
bowin' to the image of the golden calf
startin up wars in the name of god's son
gonna blow us all the way to kingdom come

man of god, man of god
that ain't the teachings of a man of god
man of god, man of god
that ain't the preachings of a man of god

coalition of the willing and the judgmental
patricians, politicians, and the fundamentalists
you never have to tell them how the money's spent
you never have to tell them where their freedom went
homophobes in the high command
waitin' for the rapture like it's disneyland
hide all the bodies from out of view
channel all the treasure to the chosen few

man of god, man of god
that ain't the teachings of a man of god
man of god, man of god
that ain't the preachings of a man of god

if I could I surely would
stand on the rock where moses stood
look out people now we're gonna get fleeced
by a wolf masquerading as a man of peace

jesus said blessed are the meek
jesus said you gotta turn the other cheek
jesus said help the poor and the weak
if he lived today he'd be a liberal freak
all the money changers would be out on the street
weepin and wailin and gnashin their teeth
me I'm waitin on the reckoning day
when the whole world gonna rise up and say

man of god, man of god
that ain't the teachings of a man of god
man of god, man of god
that ain't the preachings of a man of god

man of god, man of god
that ain't the teachings of a man of god
man of god, man of god
that ain't the preachings of a man of god

[Joey Liberal]

3. Thanks!

I've got to get her CD!

[hippywife]

4. If you get a chance

see her in person. She's phenominal! Glad you like her. I've seen her three times in the past four years and will see her as many times as I get the opportunity.

http://elizagilkyson.com/calendar.htm

[Joey Liberal]

6. Yes, I'd love to see her in person

What a talent!

[Floogeldy]

5. I love those lyrics.

:)