Song | 20th Century Blues |
Artist | Marianne Faithfull |
Album | 20th Century Blues |
Why is it that civilized humanity | |
Can make the world so wrong ? | |
In this hurly-burly of insanity | |
Our dreams cannot last long. | |
We've reached a deadline, | |
A press headline, | |
Every sorrow. | |
Blues value | |
Is news value | |
Tomorrow. | |
Blues — | |
Twentieth century blues | |
Are getting me down. | |
Blues — | |
Escape those weary | |
Twentieth century blues. | |
Why, | |
If there's a God in the sky, | |
Why shouldn't He grin | |
High | |
Above this dreary | |
Twentieth century din ? | |
In this strange illusion, | |
Chaos and confusion, | |
People seem to lose their way. | |
What is there to strive for, | |
Love or keep alive for, | |
Say, 'Hey, hey!' | |
Call it a day ? | |
Blues — | |
Nothing to win or to lose, | |
It's getting me down. | |
Blues — | |
Escape those weary | |
Twentieth century blues. | |
We've reached a deadline, | |
A press headline, | |
Every sorrow. | |
Blues value | |
Is news value | |
Tomorrow. | |
Blues — | |
Nothing to win or to lose, | |
It's getting me down. | |
Blues — | |
Escape those dreary | |
Twentieth century | |
Blues. |
Why is it that civilized humanity | |
Can make the world so wrong ? | |
In this hurlyburly of insanity | |
Our dreams cannot last long. | |
We' ve reached a deadline, | |
A press headline, | |
Every sorrow. | |
Blues value | |
Is news value | |
Tomorrow. | |
Blues | |
Twentieth century blues | |
Are getting me down. | |
Blues | |
Escape those weary | |
Twentieth century blues. | |
Why, | |
If there' s a God in the sky, | |
Why shouldn' t He grin | |
High | |
Above this dreary | |
Twentieth century din ? | |
In this strange illusion, | |
Chaos and confusion, | |
People seem to lose their way. | |
What is there to strive for, | |
Love or keep alive for, | |
Say, ' Hey, hey!' | |
Call it a day ? | |
Blues | |
Nothing to win or to lose, | |
It' s getting me down. | |
Blues | |
Escape those weary | |
Twentieth century blues. | |
We' ve reached a deadline, | |
A press headline, | |
Every sorrow. | |
Blues value | |
Is news value | |
Tomorrow. | |
Blues | |
Nothing to win or to lose, | |
It' s getting me down. | |
Blues | |
Escape those dreary | |
Twentieth century | |
Blues. |