Styx — Movement for the Common Man

Children of the Land [Verse 1: John Curulewski] Children of the land, don't wear a frown upon your face Come on and join your hands, we're all part of the human race The music is here to let you leave your fears behind Come on along, don't get me wrong, and see what you might-a find [Chorus] Children of the land Children of the land Don't misunderstand You're all children of the land [Verse 2: John Curulewski] Don't trust anyone else to run your life and set your goals You gotta be able to live with yourself when you are getting old Others are getting blamed for messing your life around It's your own fault if you complain for letting it get you down [Chorus] Children of the land Children of the land Don't misunderstand You're all children of the land [Outro: John Curulewski] Children - Come on, children, now Children - Yeah Children - I said children, yeah Children - Alrighty now Children - of the land Children - of the land Children - of the land Children - I said of the land Street Collage Dennis DeYoung: Yeah, well, you see now, I'm a depression baby, and I remember the WPA. I think we just start the same thing again and get those people out workin' there, why not? Is it too menial for somebody to sweep the street? James Young: And if, and if you're get enough money where you don't have to work, let's face it, who wants to work? Dennis DeYoung: There's no reason why anybody in five generations of people gotta be on welfare John Curulewski: I had one fella get in, no offence to you gentlemen, he had long hair, a beard, and, uh, I told him, "You had better go home and take a bath." He had B/O so bad, it was terrible. I said, "You might be educated, but, uh, did your parents tell you to go dirty?" Newspaper Salesman: See the latest issue! Hard up, see! Chicago scene! John Curulewski: Kids nowadays, that's the whole thing. Too much money, they got too much money. Uh, they don't have to go out and, uh, struggle and work for, uh, things that, uh, like when, uh, I was, uh, growing up, had to do, and I was lucky if I got the job, uh, delivering, uh, hats at a hat store for 25 cents, uh, uh, per hat. Too much money today is with the young kids. Uh, everything is handed to them, and, uh, that's why they are the way they are Fanfare for the Common Man [Verse 3: James Young] Another new day takes up on him A fanfare wakes the land The naked life just-a shinin' down At the dawn of the common man Outside in the madding crowd He laughs along the way Traffic city, what a pity It dosen't have a word to say Troubled people, billions of people They can't seem to understand The ringing ears are unable to hear The sounds of the natural plan Yeah, yeah, yeah Mother Nature's Matinee [Verse 4: Dennis DeYoung] Morning sunshine On carpets of green Cascades of water Are flowing endlessly Here in the morning light We spent our holiday Here in the morning At Mother Nature's Matinee [Outro: Dennis DeYoung] Here in the morning At Mother Nature's Matinee Here in the morning At Mother Nature's Matinee