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Half a Century High (Live)
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Phil Ochs
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In the tube where I was born I could have sworn There was so much to see There was so little to be But I was free World at my command Through the dots I ran Looking for a man That looked like me And now it can be told I'm a quarter of a century old But I'm a half a century wise In the tube where I was raised I was amazed On the pictures I would lean That went flashing on the screen Oh, I was dazed But then my eyes were made Hypnotized insane Buried in my brain In a blinding blaze And now it can bе told I'm a quarter of a century old But I'm a half a century wisе In the tube where I was grown I was alone Laying on the floor I locked the closet door The sound was low Ballgames on the street Disappeared behind my feet Out of breath my heart would beat To see another show And now it can be told I'm a quarter of a century old But I'm a half a century wise In the tube where I was made I was afraid Spinning through the space Another scene, another face Another shade Mirror of my mind On electric wheels of wine Living in the lines That were displayed And now it can be told I'm a quarter of a century old But I'm a half a century wise In the tube where I was fed I lost my head I'd watch the lives they led Watch them to the end And then again An open kind of laugh I gave all the mind I had And whenever I was sad I had my friends Yes, and now it can be told I'm a quarter of a century old But I'm a half a century wise In the tube where I was killed I was fulfilled Such an easy way to win Talking to my twin No sign of sin The sacrifice was small Fascination was the fall I was extended by the wall That held me in Oh, and now it can be told I'm a quarter of a century old But I'm a half a century wise In the tube where I was born I could have sworn There was so much to see There was so little to be But I was free World at my command Through the dots I ran Looking for a man That looked like me And now it can be told I'm a quarter of a century old But I'm a half a century wise
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