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These Are Not My People Lyrics By Johnny Rivers

    first your mama and your papa sent you to the finest schools
    never let it be said that their little darling was a fool so with a credit card
    and your good name you were drawn like a moth to the flame
    to that crowd of the night where you more or less lost your cool

    you had 00 vision and still you are walking ’round blind
    and whether right or wrong i’d still tag along behind
    now if you think that’s reality and girl that’s where you wanna be
    it’s time to say you go your way and i’ll go mine
    it’s been a gas but i’m gonna have to pass

    these are not my people
    these are not my people
    looks like the end my friend
    i got to get in the wind my friend

    you found yourself naked in the world with no place to hide
    then you feel the pulse of your god and he has died
    now you’re a rebel that’s got no cause yeah a tiger that’s got no claws
    they promised you the world on a string but you know they lied

    you said you’d be back in a big black limousine but you know
    i’m inclined to believe it’s not the kind you mean ’cause when you fall
    down up off your cloud and you’re just a little face in the crowd
    they’re gonna throw you away like the last week’s magazines
    it’s been a gas but i think i’m gonna pass

    these are not my people
    these are not my people
    looks like the end my friend
    i got to get in the wind my friend
    looks like the end my friend
    i got to get in the wind

    Artist: Johnny Rivers

    Year: 1969

    Decade: 60s

    Language: en

    Word Count: 136