What Can I Be? Lyrics - John Butler Trio

What can I be? 

Make me so that I'm right for your society 

What do I have to sacrifice? 

There is no equal opportunity 

Don't even call this your democracy 

16,000 hours gone past this year and 

No one knows anything 

I'm of this earth right from her breath 

I'm from this land US, I don't regret 

You're telling me to obey what is wrong 

I'm gonna defy you, defy you strong. 

Defy you strong and on and on and on. 

A long time I'll be waiting. 

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Give a girl a doll and stick her in a dress. 

Give a boy a gun teach him how to address 

And stick them in their place 

Stick them in the place 

Keep your system safe 

You stick us in your place 

Don't you let them bring you down, 

Keep your head up, move back on your feet 

It is your life that they are looking for 

You are infinite so superlative 

Let it all go 

Won't you let it be? 

Let it be. 

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So what can I be? 

Make me so that I'm right for your society 

What do I have to sacrifice? 

There is no equal opportunity 

Don't even call this your democracy 

16,000 hours gone past last year 

and no, no one knows anything 

I'm of this earth right from her breath 

I'm of this land US, I don't regret 

But if you're telling me I'm doing something wrong 

When I'm not I will defy you strong 

No matter what nationality 

If you're suffering you've got to fight 

And I hope my brother's and sister's say 

That they're losing their rights... 

Stick a flag in a school room, 

And you make the children pledge 

To a country 

That was founded on an edge 

Of a knife in an Indian skin 

Don't even try, don't even begin 

Of telling me of your crusader deeds 

Your justification step up and lead 

Don't you let them bring you down, 

Keep your head up, move back on your feet, 

And if it's your life that they all been looking for, 

You got it infinite so superlative 

Let it all go 

Won't you let it be? 

Let it be 

So what can I be? 

Make me so that I'm right for your society 

What do I have to sacrifice? 

There is no equal opportunity 

Don't even call this your democracy 

16,000 hours gone past last year 

and no, no one knows anything 

I'm of this earth right from her breath 

I'm from this land and I don't regret 

But if you're telling me to obey what is wrong 

I'm gonna defy you, defy you strong 

Defy you strong.. 

And on and on and on.... 

Long time I'll be waiting.. 

Long time long time 

Long time.. long time.. long time... 

...I'll be waiting.