Harry Chapin — Last of the Protest Singers

He's the last of the protest singers Selling truth and commitment He don't get much work these days He's billed as a novelty act And he stands there with his thumb out Hitching a ride towards the rainbow That only he sees shining there They say he's a fool, and that's a fact Oh, oh, oh… Yes he's the last of the protest singers Staring, as he's strumming For he sees the dark clouds coming now And he says he feels those first few drops He sees he cannot reach them So he tries to sing out louder And I say, "you're getting hoarser boy He says, "should I give up and stop?" Oh, oh, oh… But I say, "that's really not good enough, cause there's enough of that kind of stuff" And I say, "that's really not good enough, cause there's enough of that kind of stuff" And he says, "I can't believe nobody cares anymore And he says, "I can't believe nobody shares anymore And he says, "I can't believe nobody cares like before He says, "I can't believe it's really true, don't you care anymore?" Yes he's the last of the protest singers But sometimes I believe him As he stands on his cold street corner saying "It's what I say not what I am" But late at night, I hold him He shivers and starts his crying and says "Should I just play some rock and roll Cause nobody really gives a damn?" Oh, oh, oh… But I say, "that's really not good enough, cause there's enough of that kind of stuff" And I say, "that's really not good enough, cause there's enough of that kind of stuff" And he says, "I can't believe nobody cares anymore And he says, "I can't believe nobody shares anymore And he says, "I can't believe nobody cares like before He says, "I can't believe it's really true, don't you care anymore?" Yes he's the last of the protest singers Selling truth and commitment He don't get much work these days He's billed as a novelty act And he stands there with his thumb out Hitching a ride towards the rainbow That only he sees shining there They say he's a fool, and that's a fact Oh, oh, oh… There's enough of that kind of stuff! But I say, "that's really not good enough, cause there's enough of that kind of stuff" And I say, "that's really not good enough, cause there's enough of that kind of stuff" And he says, "I can't believe nobody cares anymore And he says, "I can't believe nobody shares anymore And he says, "I can't believe nobody cares like before He says, "I can't believe it's really true, don't you care anymore?"