Who Do You Want To Be Now?

from Battery Powered Mystery Action by John Dog

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How can you be so scared and so elated?
Everyone's angry, everything's so loud
Whoever you thought you were has dissipated
You're nobody in the thrilling and maddening crowd

Your mother she warned you or at least she tried to
That Satan himself would meet you at the train
But no-one looks down to judge you or to guide you
Be a saint or a sinner, no-one here knows your name

Who do you want to be now?
With all that this city allows?
There's no right and no wrong,
Just how much and how long
You buy or you sell then you hurry along

You can't afford the price upon the label
You can't afford to walk inside the store
You'd buy all the pretty things if you were able
Do you remember a time when you wanted something more?

Who do you want to be now?
With all that this city allows?
There's no wrong and no right
There's no apple to bite
Just things that you have and the things that you might

Mother she warned you
Or at least she tried to

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from Battery Powered Mystery Action, released February 4, 2011
Performed by John Dog, strings arranged and performed by Paul Harvey

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John Dog Galway, Ireland

John Dog is a singer and songwriter from Galway, Ireland. A true believer in the popular song, his own are often wordy, arguably tuneful, occasionally funny, and usually short.

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