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My Generation

from The Waitress by Jonathan Byrd

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My generation is livin in the poorhouse
My generation is doin fine
My generation is under the white house
What’s yours is mine; what’s mine is mine
My generation is lyin’ from the pulpit
My generation is savin lives
My generation is preyin in a snake pit
and waitin for the good Lord to arrive

Do you see what I see? We’re all one big family,
from the problem child to the prodigy
We got drugs, we got guns, and we got all kinds of fun
but most of all, we’ve got it easy

My generation is starin at the tv
My generation is addicted to fame
My generation wants reality
or a picture that looks about the same
My generation is talkin on the cell phones
connected from coast to coast
My generation doesn’t wanna be alone
as long as we don’t get too close

Do you see what I see? We’re all one big family,
from the problem child to the prodigy
We got drugs, we got guns, and we got all kinds of fun
but most of all, we’ve got it easy

My generation is the surest
My generation has no fear
We’re all savin the rain forest
and cuttin down every tree ‘round here
My generation is makin a difference
My generation is throwin some rocks
My generation is makin a tomato
that looks real good and tastes like the box

Do you see what I see? We’re all one big family,
from the problem child to the prodigy
We got drugs, we got guns, and we got all kinds of fun
but most of all, we’ve got it easy

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from The Waitress, released January 1, 2003

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Jonathan Byrd Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Preacher's kid, Gulf War veteran, award-winning songwriter, Youtuber, teacher, and creativity coach from North Carolina.

“One of the top 50 songwriters of the last 50 years. ” — Chicago Tribune

“...a folk singer with the heart of a rock 'n' roll band.” — K. Oliver, Free Times.
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