I Don't Care - Bob Batch

Under the marquee sign

On Seventh Avenue

With the concrete underneath his head

A drunken bum lay down to rest

Sleeping off a belly full of booze

People just pass by

Nobody seems to care

What could anyone do

That's what the words come to

And that's why.

I don't care if I'm lucky
I don't care if you're a yuppy
I don't care if I don't have good sex like Dr. Ruth
I don't care about Nicaragua
Or if they start a war there
I won't have to go, I'm already thirty-two.
I don't care about abortion
Or media distortion
And most of all I don't care about you.

I've felt the winds of change
I've seen the hard rains fall
They'll tell you these are good times at last
They'll give you a song and a dance
'Cause news is entertainment on TV
While they're playing with our lives
We'll be home watching Dynasty
But don't be too concerned
You can't take these things too seriously
And that's why.

I don't care about Reagan
And all the bombs that he's makin'
God knows the defense plants
Put people to work
And I don't care about the tax
Or which plan gets the ax
'Cause I'll never tell the government how much I am worth
And I don't care about the poor
Or how they make do
And most of all I don't care about you

Who can you call a friend
They're hard to find these days
Never trust a stranger
Don't show your love 'cause there's a danger
In even letting anyone know you care
Contemporary urban life
The great American Dream
It's help yourself and screw your neighbor
Only do a favor for a favor
And that's why.

I don't care about lovers
And I hog all the covers
And I don't respect women that don't respect me
I don't care about health spas
And diets and fast cars
And I don't give a damn who catches AIDS or VD
I don't care if I'm vulgar
Or what I'm not supposed to do
And most of all I don't care about you.

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