Ten Generations On

from THORNS by Friendly Dog

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Chords : (played on slide guitar)
verse - C Bb G - C
chorus - C - G - C

Why, oh why do we teach the youth self-hatred?
Teach them to believe they're not good enough.
This what they learn from watching us and we show it all.

Why, oh why? We continue to mislead them.
Someone's gotta take responsibility.
The wheels keep on turning with no one to steer and it's going wrong.

While we're burning it down to the finger tips never thinking for a second the repercussions -
Still steering wrong ten generations on, that is if humanity can even last that long.
And it's gonna have to start with the teaching of the youth.
Encourage creativity and the pursuit of change.
In the lessons that we teach, we gotta give a better education than we received because we were deceived.

Why oh why? It can be so hard to reach them.
Born and bred in captivity.
Never knowing what's outside the boundaries that have been drawn out.

While we're burning it down to the finger tips never thinking for a second the repercussions -
Still steering wrong ten generations on, that is if humanity can even last that long.
And it's gonna have to start with the teaching of the youth.
Encourage creativity and the pursuit of change.
In the lessons that we teach, we gotta give a better education than we received because we were deceived.

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from THORNS, released February 13, 2019

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