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gathrb · 07-10-2000, 01:23 AM

I've never heard this song before, but its ironic that I almost downloaded today off of Napster(I DID get "Somewhere USA" which is one of my favorite love songs & should have been included on SONGBOOK too!) I looked up the lyrics @ this website and can relate. I was 6yrs old in 1967 living in the suburbs of Detroit and remember being scared and "...the doors are quickly bolted/And children locked inside" accurately describe the reality.

"...If YoU fEeL iT yOu BeTtEr BeLiEvE iT, yOu'Re GoNnA sEe It, YoU nEeD tO kNoW/iT iS rIsInG lIkE a FeAtHeR, dIpPiNg & DaNcInG fRoM bElOw/ThErE's A nEw WaVe ThAt Is BrEaKiNg In ThE wAkE oF a PaSsInG sHiP/eVeRy NaTiOn'S gOnNa Be ShAkEn, PuT iT tOgEtHeR, dOn'T lEt It SlIp..."

[This message has been edited by Tom (edited July 10, 2000).]

07-10-2000, 01:23 AM	#7
gathrb Member Join Date: Jul 2000 Posts: 86	I've never heard this song before, but its ironic that I almost downloaded today off of Napster(I DID get "Somewhere USA" which is one of my favorite love songs & should have been included on SONGBOOK too!) I looked up the lyrics @ this website and can relate. I was 6yrs old in 1967 living in the suburbs of Detroit and remember being scared and "...the doors are quickly bolted/And children locked inside" accurately describe the reality. "...If YoU fEeL iT yOu BeTtEr BeLiEvE iT, yOu'Re GoNnA sEe It, YoU nEeD tO kNoW/iT iS rIsInG lIkE a FeAtHeR, dIpPiNg & DaNcInG fRoM bElOw/ThErE's A nEw WaVe ThAt Is BrEaKiNg In ThE wAkE oF a PaSsInG sHiP/eVeRy NaTiOn'S gOnNa Be ShAkEn, PuT iT tOgEtHeR, dOn'T lEt It SlIp..." [This message has been edited by Tom (edited July 10, 2000).]