Here nowadays
it's no longer just a little town
When nobody knows

what is really going down
And if you think you do
you just formed yourself a little alliance

with Sunday's early risers
coming together for a little confidence


Colored kids out on the street
hang around until defeat
triggers more than a chance

for trying out their new slang

And those in power won't ignore

their politics will underscore
the flaws of those
with nothing left to lose


Here nowadays
newspapers print more than asides

on how this time around
we don't even see the landslide
Well ain't he a wiser man

who says there's only going to be one
if we're not gonna take a rest from trying
to stop what has to run


And don't you see time won't reveal
if we got the fairest deal

as you don't know what comes out
of something you did not choose


So writers here are put to the test
Singers know they should protest
but all that comes out

is another lonesome blues

When all hope disappears

think you better understand that great ideas
only grow when there's something
you just don't know


Rear lights fading out in the dark
Now I know why

they always make me feel good

Here nowadays

it's no longer just a little town
cause nobody knows
what the hell is going down