Story Behind The Song
The singer relates his story to a youngster bright eyed and inexperienced in the ways of the world. Looks like our singer has already figured out in the long run he'll be screwed.
Song Description
This is the anthem for the 99% Cause if you've ever worked a minimum wage job or had a run in with the law you know what he means. You're about to be shuffled with the deck!
Song Length |
3:23 |
Genre |
Folk - Rock, Rock - Progressive Rock |
Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
Mood |
Infuriated, Depressing |
Subject |
Economics, Equality |
Similar Artists |
Neil Young, Bob Dylan |
Language |
English |
Era |
1960 - 1969 |
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Lyrics
In the Long Run you'll be sad
But in the meanwhile you'll be glad
Yes In the long run you're gonna learn that it's the small one yeah it's the small one that always gets had
It's the poor one who gets stabbed in the back yeah it's the black man and the red man and every other man in town
That don't sell dope don't kill a kill our hope gonna ever have to send us marchin off to war, its those men that always get had
And its your man who gets shuffled with the deck, Its gonna be your man who gets killed with the rest
Oh when they deal those cards right down and you're the poorest man in town,
It's a cinch your marching off to everybody's war, its those men that always get had
They need a clown to lead around, you know they're gonna send you right down
to hell you'll do just swell gonna send you off to Vietnam and 5000 other little places where you can get had
Yeah It's the poor one who gets stabbed in the back yeah it's the black man and the red man and every other man in town who
That don't sell dope don't kill a kill our hope gonna ever have to send us marchin off to war, its those men that always get had
Da Da da in da da in da,
In the long run, you'll be sad, in the long run you'll be sad, cause in the the long run you'll be had
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