"Outside Of A Small Circle Of Friends" lyrics
(originally by Phil Ochs)
Oh, look outside the window, there's a woman being grabbed
They've dragged her to the bushes, and now she's being stabbed
Oh, maybe we should call the cops and try to stop the pain
But Monopoly is so much fun, I'd hate to blow the game
And I'm sure it wouldn't interest anybody
Outside of a small circle of friends
Oh, riding down the highway, yes, my back is getting stiff
There's thirteen cars have piled up and they're hanging on a cliff
Oh, maybe we should pull them back with our towing chain
But we gotta move, and we might get sued and it looks like it's gonna rain
And I'm sure it wouldn't interest anybody
Outside of a small circle of friends
Oh, sweating in the ghetto with the Panthers and the poor
The rats have joined the babies who are sleeping on the floor
Now wouldn't it be a riot if they really blew their tops?
But they got too much already, and besides we got the cops
And I'm sure it wouldn't interest anybody
Outside of a small circle of friends
Oh, there's a dirty paper using sex to make her sale
The Supreme Court was so upset they sent him off to jail
Oh, maybe we should help the fiend and take away his fine
But we're busy reading Playboy and The Sunday New York Times
And I'm sure it wouldn't interest anybody
Outside of a small circle of friends
Oh, smoking marijuana is more fun than drinking beer
But a friend of ours got captured and they gave him thirty years
Oh, maybe we should raise our voices, ask somebody why
But the demonstrations are such a drag, besides we're all too high
And I'm sure it wouldn't interest anybody
Outside of a small circle of friends
Oh, look outside the window, there's a woman being grabbed
They've dragged her to the bushes, and now she's being stabbed
Oh, maybe we should call the cops and try to stop the pain
But Monopoly is so much fun, I'd hate to blow the game
And I'm sure it wouldn't interest anybody
Outside of a small circle of friends
They've dragged her to the bushes, and now she's being stabbed
Oh, maybe we should call the cops and try to stop the pain
But Monopoly is so much fun, I'd hate to blow the game
And I'm sure it wouldn't interest anybody
Outside of a small circle of friends
Oh, riding down the highway, yes, my back is getting stiff
There's thirteen cars have piled up and they're hanging on a cliff
Oh, maybe we should pull them back with our towing chain
But we gotta move, and we might get sued and it looks like it's gonna rain
And I'm sure it wouldn't interest anybody
Outside of a small circle of friends
Oh, sweating in the ghetto with the Panthers and the poor
The rats have joined the babies who are sleeping on the floor
Now wouldn't it be a riot if they really blew their tops?
But they got too much already, and besides we got the cops
And I'm sure it wouldn't interest anybody
Outside of a small circle of friends
Oh, there's a dirty paper using sex to make her sale
The Supreme Court was so upset they sent him off to jail
Oh, maybe we should help the fiend and take away his fine
But we're busy reading Playboy and The Sunday New York Times
And I'm sure it wouldn't interest anybody
Outside of a small circle of friends
Oh, smoking marijuana is more fun than drinking beer
But a friend of ours got captured and they gave him thirty years
Oh, maybe we should raise our voices, ask somebody why
But the demonstrations are such a drag, besides we're all too high
And I'm sure it wouldn't interest anybody
Outside of a small circle of friends
Oh, look outside the window, there's a woman being grabbed
They've dragged her to the bushes, and now she's being stabbed
Oh, maybe we should call the cops and try to stop the pain
But Monopoly is so much fun, I'd hate to blow the game
And I'm sure it wouldn't interest anybody
Outside of a small circle of friends
Writer(s): Phil Ochs
