Something’s Gotta Give
John Butler Trio, 2004 (single release)
There's a feeling in my gut that I get of late
When I think about these cats running the world with hate
I say, something's got to give
Got the whole world fighting for the Texas Tea
Got a letter for you, I got a letter for me,
But the, the kettle's leaking like a sieve
‘Cause there's a puddle on the floor, there's a puddle in the sky
The kettle’s leaking so much now man it's burning my eyes yeah,
Can't we just throw that the damn part out?
And on the subject of throwin’ stuff away,
I know some deaf men that can't hear a word we say,
No matter, no matter how loud we do shout
And I say,
Something’s gotta give right now
I was reading a newspaper just yesterday
Got the headlines reading “God bless the USA”
And I thought, God bless everyone
God bless the people in New York when they were attacked,
God bless the children being bombed there in Iraq,
God bless the goddamn junky with the monkey on his back,
God bless everybody under the sun
Cause the world ahead will end If we don't got love
And you can drive and pray all day to the God above
But eventually the only guarantee will be that the tea in your tank will run dry
Because without love you know their ain't no life,
And you can duplicate and bottle it up all you like but it,
Doesn't mean we're gonna get another try
Get another try for
Something’s gotta give right now