Serve Somebody
What did I say to everyone that caused them all to run?
Did they not understand my meaning of fun?
Would they understand what I said, if I was holding a gun?
Well I am gonna make chase, cause I wont be outdone.
What was it I said that caused you to shake your head?
What was it I said that caused you to stay lying in your bed?
Why did you look at me that way? So much as to say, you’re weird!
And why is it that you hide behind that beard?
Maybe its as I feared, cause they’ve all disappeared.
Gone running away to a place far, far away.
Where they can regroup, and count all the loot
Feeing very pleased with them-selves to boot!
What must I say now that will bring them back to the plough?
And be happy with the offer, cause that’s all I can allow,
Make them give up the plenty, and accept the crust,
But it’s going to be hard to win everyone’s trust.
They are all on the edge, Oh yes that I can see!
They are not sure whether it’s for them, or just for me.
What do they get out of this scheme?
They are just not seeing beyond their own dream.
What must I now do to make them take on a review?
Should I offer a daily intake, with clause for a rebate?
Or just let them stay in that place far away?
Let this motley crew sink in their own stew, after all they want it their way!
No, I can’t do that; I’ll just have to agree to take them all back,
Just make sure I get it right, that they don’t get a fright,
But I must insist that its ‘I’ who am revered
And there’s just no way that ‘my’ name is to be smeared.
(2006)
Note:, In that great Bob Dylan song “Gotta Serve Somebody” it talks about us having to be in the service of someone, God, Satan, whoever, whatever. In my lines that “Someone” seems to be getting rather annoyed at those who should serve him, and is having a difficult time trying to gather his flock, getting them all back ‘on side’ I suppose it about Power in the end like almost everything else these days.....
