Tell Somebody (repeal The Patriot Act Now) Lyrics - Rickie Lee Jones

Not long ago it was alright 

There were no bad dreams that kept me up at night 

It was not brother against brother 

Mother against mother 

So tell somebody, 

You've got to tell somebody 

Tell somebody what happened in the USA 

Now they want us to just get in line 

Behind a president 

When you know they spent milions of dollars 

Condemning and accusing 

The last one from the other side 

Tell somebody, tell somebody 

Tell somebody 

What's happening in the USA 

Tell somebody, tell somebody 

Tell somebody 

What happened in the USA 

Tell somebody, tell somebody, tell somebody... 

I want to know how far you will go 

To protect our right of free speech 

Because it only took a moment 

Before it faded out of reach... 

Oh, tell somebody, tell sombody right now 

Tell somebody 

What happened in the USA 

I want to read about it in the news 

I want to hear about it on tv, yeah 

What happened in the USA 

When they ask you 

What happened in the USA 

Tell sombody. 

They'll want to know, oh people 

The depth of our democracy 

Is only as good as the voices of protest she protects 

Voices of protest - rise!