First World Blues (The Bigot's Song)

from Enough About Me - ALBUM by Terence Blacker

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I might take the blue pill, I might take the pink
Too much on my mind, too much to think,
I'm in deep, I can't get to sleep.
The Footsie is falling, the currency's weak
My holiday plans are all up the creek
I know, I'll turn on the radio.
They say that refugees are at the border again
Swarming like flies on my window-pane,
That grieves me in ways I can't begin to describe
They're spoiling my sleep, crashing my vibe,
It's no use -
I've got the first world blues.

The newsreader says the next report might
Upset me a little - and by God, he's right
No shit, I don't like it one bit.
It comes from a place where they maim and behead,
I've heard enough, I get out of bed,
Go next door, and catch a TV show.
I've got cable subscriptions on my HD TV
I can watch things you wouldn't normally see
But when I hit the remote, I turn on the washing-machine,
My brand new white shirt's going to come out green
Oh no -
I've got the first world blues.

In the third world, they don't need this stuff.
They may not have much, but they've got enough,
Living their crazy third world lives,
Lots of third world children, lots of third world wives.

My therapist says I've become self-obsessed
She says I do what I like and just hope for the best
The old bag. It's just nag nag nag.
But when there's an earthquake, I try to donate,
When I go to my church, I put some change in the plate,
I'm just saying, it's always me who's paying.
There's a reason they're third, some might conclude -
They don't go to the gym, they don't eat the right food
And while that may be terribly sad
It don't do any good me feeling bad,
I got the first world blues.

I can't get a signal for my mobile phone,
Yet thousands of voices won't leave me alone
In my brain, sharing their third world pain.
But not one of them knows just who I am,
All my troubles and cares, they don't give a damn.
I'm sitting here worrying 'bout what they're going through,
I think they should know that I'm suffering too...
With my first world blues.
(Living their crazy third world lives)
I've got the first world blues.

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from Enough About Me - ALBUM, released August 10, 2018
Terence Blacker - vocals. guitar
Jon Loomes - backing vocals, organ, ukulele

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Terence Blacker England, UK

'Classic folk blues in the making.'
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Huge fun... it put a big smile on my face.'
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'One enormously satisfying album.... humorous, beautiful, deadly, a real treat for the senses.'
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