Correction Lyrics Outside a Small Circle of Friends by Phil Ochs

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Look outside the window, there's a woman bein' grabbed
They dragged her to the bushes, and now she's bein' stabbed
Maybe we should call the cops and try to stop the pain
But Monopoly is so much fun, I'd hate to blow the game

And I'm sure it wouldn't interest anybody
Outside of a small circle of friends

Ridin' down the highway, yeah, my back is gettin' stiff
Thirteen cars have piled up, they're hangin' off a cliff
Maybe we should pull them back with our towin' chain
But we gotta move, and we might get sued and it looks like it's gonna rain

And I'm sure it wouldn't interest anybody
Outside of a small circle of friends

Sweating in the ghetto with the many-colored poor
The rats have joined the babies who are sleepin' on the floor
Wouldn't it be a riot if they really blew their tops?
But they got too much already, and besides we got the cops
And I'm sure it wouldn't interest anybody
Outside of a small circle of friends

Now, there's a dirty paper using sex to make a sale
The Supreme Court was so upset they sent him off to jail
Maybe we should help the fiend and take away his fine
But we're busy reading Playboy and The Sunday New York Times

And I'm sure it wouldn't interest anybody
Outside of a small circle of friends

Smokin' marijuana is more fun than drinkin' beer
But a friend of mine got captured, and they gave him twenty years
Maybe we should raise our voices, ask somebody why
Demonstrations are a drag and besides we're much too high

And I'm sure it wouldn't interest anybody
Outside of a small circle of friends

Mmm, look outside your window, there's a woman bein' grabbed
They've dragged her to the bushes, and now she's bein' stabbed
Maybe we should call the cops and try to stop the pain
But Monopoly is so much fun, I'd hate to blow the game
And I'm sure it wouldn't interest anybody
Outside of a small circle of friends

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