1968

A power Rock song about the Chicago Vietnam riots of 1968. unfortunatley never made it to the studio.

 

“1968”

We were headed for disaster,

our hearts were beating faster,

we were set for action,

everybody knew we were out of control

Braced for a collision,

there was no sane decision,

they were circling the wagons,

like fire-breathing dragons,

they let out a roar

Now it's just a distant memory,

If you want to make it clearer,

take a look in the mirror,

remembering it was 1968

the smoke was rising higher,

just like a funeral pyre,

everything was burning,

the wheels just kept on turning,

history would record it all

They came with sticks swingin',

it kept our ears aringin',

tempers were exploding,

lives were imploding,

was this the end

the dust didn't settle for almost 20 years,

if your waitin' for a medal,

keep your foot to the pedal,

remembering is was 1968

 

Gomer LePoet...

Reviews

[aftervision]

that was a hard time because of the way that these vets was recieved after coming home -- these guys had their hands tied and saw no other way out -- wonderful highlight of the truth

[deeps]

This is a wonderful write.
Very well written

[Desert Dreamer]

Very good poem...makes me want to be part of it even though this was in the past. Can you feel the energy building up again? I think it is a good time to remember these past feelings. Remind people that they can fight back for change...Very well written.

[Christina May Shanaberg]

I am old enough that I do remember those days and how angry I was that my friends were dying. Being from Ohio, I remember the Kent State slaughter. Those were rough times for us coming of age, back then, but we changed the world. I makes me remember the lyrics from the CSN&Y song:
We can change the the world
Rearrange the world
It's dying!