"Morning In America" genre: Acoustic
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	A Horatio Alger story of the early '80s, with more gay sex and a sad ending.
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	Story Behind the Song Required reading: Randy Shilt's seminal chronicle of the early days of the AIDS crisis And The Band Played On. This is my first person singular. The title comes from Reagan's famous exhortation, "It's morning in America," meaning a new era of prosperity and law and order, I guess, was dawning, but the "mourning" pun, as well as the cynical double meaning of the age of AIDS, is entirely intended. Lyrics Morning in America Lets go to Castro Street and get someone to eat. I need a bath though Im plenty clean Im the prettiest boy in a roomful of toys and I know I can make the scene Lets watch Magnum P.I. and hope hes bi oh, and if I had the Crisco I would make a pie Time of my life down on Fire Island I know I can make you smile The boy from one farm over had me rolling in clover but I could only sit on my hands so I hitched a ride to the other side a Shangri-La where everyone understands Out where I was born Id hide my porn in the corn Id sworn I was the only one but out here, life is fair and theres plenty of air so go ahead and fill your lungs At night I sweat a river in the day I shiver beneath the California sun My new enemy is the CDC I know I should call my mom Oh, Im still pretty cute and Im smart to boot Why wont anyone give me head? I still try to score but dont read Orwell no more because by 1984 Ill be dead.

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