Sometimes I get down on myself
Thinking about jobs and money
And how mine don't pay so well


But then I remember
Somewhere there's a child

Who hasn't had nothing to eat
In too long a while


So then I ask myself
Is it really so bad
When I'm driving my nice car

And one of it's tires goes flat?

So then I ask myself

Should I be feeling bad
That I've got all I need
When other folks,

They don't have that?

Sometimes I curse out loud

And complain
When I open bills and loan stubs
That I can't quite pay


But then I remember
Somewhere in the dark

A war is being fought over oil
That my bills paid for


So then I ask myself
Is it really so bad
When my guitar string breaks

And I cut my finger on it?

So then I ask myself

Should I be feeling bad
That I've got all I need
When other folks don't have that?


Sometimes I sit and veg out
On the couch

Not thinking about nothing or no one
Not even myself


But then I remember
Somewhere there's the truth
And it ain't gonna' find me on TV

No matter how long I view

So then I ask myself

Is it really so bad
Being a slave to The Man
Another fat cat American?


So then I ask myself
Should I be feeling bad

That I've got all I need
When other folks don't have that?


Sometimes I know damn well
I should feel bad
When I think about this gorgeous planet

And how it's been hurting

But then I remember

Somewhere there are forests
And if we do our best to protect them
They'll always be there for us


So then I ask myself
Is it really so bad

Taking less, using less
Thinking more and giving more back?


So then I ask myself
Should I be feeling bad
That I've got all I need
When other folks don't have that?


Yeah, I've got all I need
And other folks, they don't have that.
I've got everything I need
And I don't want any more than that.