Watch out sister, watch out brother
Watch our children while they kill each other
With a gun they bought at Walmart discount stores
Welcome to the hallway metal detector just been installed, hey
Isn't cops and robbers gettin' to be a big bore?

Mary, Mary, quite contrary
Close your door now, it's much too scary
And you might see something you wish you hadn't seen
Out of sight, out of time
Out of patience, and I'm out of my mind
Governor, tell me what does it mean

Dance, children, dance to the beat
Want to be a hippy 'cause life was so sweet
Well, good morning, hate, yeah
Dance, children, dance to the beat
Want to rock and roll up and down the street
I've got a message
Oh yeah

Love is a good thing
Love is a good, love is a good
Love is a good thing
Love is a good thing
Love is a good, love is a good
Love is a good thing, yeah-yeah

Politicians on a mission
Bring 'em up, bring 'em down
For the good of the system
Well, we don't like the way you live your life
I got one thing I must express
We try our criminals in the press
Justice is a fading light

Mary, Mary, quite contrary
Close your door now, it's much too scary
And you might see something you wish you hadn't seen
Out of sight, out of time
Out of patience, and I'm out of my mind
Governor, tell me what does it mean

Dance, children, dance to the beat
Want to be a hippy 'cause life was so sweet
Well, good morning, hate, yeah
Dance, children, dance to the beat
Want to rock and roll up and down the street
I've got a message
Oh yeah

Love is a good thing
Love is a good, love is a good
Love is a good thing
Love is a good thing
Love is a good, love is a good
Love is a good thing

Love is a good thing
Love is a good, love is a good
Love is a good thing
Love is a good thing
Love is a good, love is a good
Love is a good, love is a good
Love is a good, love is a good
Love is a good, love is a good
Love is a good, love is a good
Love is a good, love is a good
Love is a good, love is a good

Love, love, love
Love, love, love
Love, love, love
Love, love, love
Love, love, love
Love, love, love
Love, love, love
Love, love, love
Love, love, love
Love, love, love
Love, love, love

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Writer(s): Charles Wadham, Sheryl Crow