AIN'T NO LIBERAL
words and music
copyright © 1992 by
Roy Zimmerman
copyright © 1992 by
Roy Zimmerman
I saw a blinding flash of light
So I pulled over to the first church on the right
I feel so good
Ain’t no doubt
Wanna laugh
And shout about it
Because I once was a liberal, but I ain’t no liberal no more
I saw a bum on the curb today
I hit the gas and covered him with gutter spray
(chorus)
My heart is jumpin’ and my head is swimmin’
I feel like I could take the vote away from women
(chorus)
On that joyful day, yes on that glorious day
The day I threw my Birkenstocks away
The angel told me, “Oh yes man of sin
Open up your bleeding heart and let Pat Buchanan in!”
I saw a starving Third World Nation
So I exploited its underprivileged population
(chorus)
Now, I support all my neighbors of color
In their attempts to make that color a little duller
(chorus)
On that joyful day, yes on that glorious day
The day I burned up all my macrame
The angel told me what is good for GM
Is good for me, and me, and me, and to hell with the rest of them
I used to be so paranoid
But now I’m what?!
I feel so good
Ain’t no doubt
Wanna laugh
And shout about it
Because I once was a liberal, but I ain’t no liberal
And I once was a peacenik, but I bought stock in Lockheed
And I once was a union man, but I got me this nice office
And I once was a feminist, but I just don’t understand women
And I once supported rent control, but I inherited some property
And I once was anti-censorship, but I don’t have time for fiction
And I once hated racism, but I figure why fight it?
And I once had compassion…
But I ain’t no liberal…
No more
So I pulled over to the first church on the right
I feel so good
Ain’t no doubt
Wanna laugh
And shout about it
Because I once was a liberal, but I ain’t no liberal no more
I saw a bum on the curb today
I hit the gas and covered him with gutter spray
(chorus)
My heart is jumpin’ and my head is swimmin’
I feel like I could take the vote away from women
(chorus)
On that joyful day, yes on that glorious day
The day I threw my Birkenstocks away
The angel told me, “Oh yes man of sin
Open up your bleeding heart and let Pat Buchanan in!”
I saw a starving Third World Nation
So I exploited its underprivileged population
(chorus)
Now, I support all my neighbors of color
In their attempts to make that color a little duller
(chorus)
On that joyful day, yes on that glorious day
The day I burned up all my macrame
The angel told me what is good for GM
Is good for me, and me, and me, and to hell with the rest of them
I used to be so paranoid
But now I’m what?!
I feel so good
Ain’t no doubt
Wanna laugh
And shout about it
Because I once was a liberal, but I ain’t no liberal
And I once was a peacenik, but I bought stock in Lockheed
And I once was a union man, but I got me this nice office
And I once was a feminist, but I just don’t understand women
And I once supported rent control, but I inherited some property
And I once was anti-censorship, but I don’t have time for fiction
And I once hated racism, but I figure why fight it?
And I once had compassion…
But I ain’t no liberal…
No more
