From the recording Who's Sorry Now?
Thoughts on the hopelessness felt in the early days of the pandemic. When leaders promoted lies and rejected science. When routine socialization was upended and became stilted.
Music and lyrics by Roob
Roob - vocals, ukulele, tambourine
John Vineyard - bass
Recorded and mixed by Kris Poulin
The Bunker, San Diego, CA
Mastered by Carl Saff
Saff Mastering, Chicago, IL
Label
It’s Okay I’m Crying
(c) 2023 Robert Jon Blackwell
Lyrics
Paying with a non-essential life
Ain’t that dope?
Pass the cup and leave your share of strife
Ain’t that dope?
Waiting
For so long
Is it alright now
Waiting
For a sign
That it’s alright now
Flee from all the strangers in the street
Ain’t that dope?
Praying that we’ll never have to meet
Ain’t that dope?
Waiting
For so long
Is it alright now
Waiting
For a sign
That it’s alright now
How can you pray
When your heart says no
How can you stay
When your feet say go
Fit me with a muzzle
Lock me in a puzzle
Gimme 50 cents
And I will take it to the bank
Seven seconds later
Fell into a crater
Help me understand
How I can break into the bank
Didn’t see it comin’
Spent the summer bummin’
Help me understand…
And I don’t want this world to be over
And I don’t want to sit on the side
And I don’t want this world to be over
And I don’t want to sit on the side