"The Safe Thing" genre: Folk
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	This is a demo style version of a song we just had to get out to you right away. It uses satire & irony to speak out against laws restricting our rights & liberties.
	CD: web release only Credits: Written by Ray Korona. Performed by Ray Korona and Gina Tlamsa.
	Story Behind the Song Many of us in the US have relatives who died fighting for the rights we've come to enjoy. This song warns against letting any of these very precious freedoms slip away in the rush to protect ourselves from possible attacks by terrorists. Lyrics THE SAFE THING I asked him if he’d help us to spread the word around Of the thousands not permitted to be free. They’re jailed with no charges; held in secret without rights. He said, “No. Sorry. Not me.” chorus: It’s the safe thing to do. Learn to look the other way. Pretend you don’t know. Say you have nothing to say. There’s a place where they teach torture, a military school. Its graduates make lots of people die. We’ve got to close it down. This petition’s worth a try. He said, “No. Sorry. Goodbye.” [repeat chorus] bridge: He told me there are way too many causes And he’s not a political man. He didn’t just turn and walk away; he ran! Now he watches TV reruns behind a bolted door In his big chair by the artificial plant. He keeps the shades pulled down and if anyone should call, He says, “No. Sorry. I can’t.” [repeat chorus] copyright � 2003 by Ray Korona

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