It Won`t Go Away

<br>(4:17)<br><br>Stephen Stills 1992 Gold Hill Music, Inc.<br>all rights adm. by Almo Music Corp., ASCAP<br><br>Don`t you get tired<br>Of listening to the cover up<br>Sounds like a broken old record<br>When the needle gets stuck<br><br>You got your media honeys<br>Using their T.V. voice<br>Tellin` you what you done decided<br>As if you had any choice<br><br>And didn`t they cry and worry<br>`bout people of color<br>And didn`t they mostly turn away<br>Keep us afraid of each other<br>And you know it`s a lie,<br>it ain`t about people of color<br>The American Dream betrayed<br>And all of us feel the same rage<br>And it won`t go away<br><br>Isn`t it strange,<br>Ain` t it a mystery<br>How did he get it in his head<br>Somehow he could speak for me<br><br>Hey! If what he`s been a` saying<br>Is actually what he believes<br>Then one of us surely is a fool<br>And you know that he thinks that it`s me<br><br>And didn`t they cry and worry,<br>`bout people of color<br>And didn`t they mostly turn away,<br>Keep us afraid of each other<br>And you know it`s a lie,<br>It ain`t about people of color<br>The American Dream betrayed<br>And all of us feel the same rage,<br>And it won`t go away<br><br>Somebody wants us divided<br>Someone of evil intent<br>Trying to confuse and control<br>The minds of the innocent<br><br>And isn`t it time<br>Good people have got to speak up<br>And you`ll know exactly what to say<br>When you`ve finally had enough<br><br>Don`t you go try<br>And blame it on people of color<br>And don`t you dare turn away,<br>Keep us afraid of each other<br>Cause you know it`s a lie<br>It ain`t about people of color<br>The American Dream betrayed<br>And all of us feel the same rage,<br>And it won`t go away<br><br>Won`t go away<br>Won`t go away<br>Won`t go away<br><br><br>Bass: Stephen Stills<br>Drums: Rick Marotta<br>Hammond B-3: Michael Finnigan<br>Electric Guitar: Stephen Stills<br>Lead Vocal: Stephen Stills<br><br>Producer and Engineer: Glyn Johns<br>Engineer: Paul Dieter<br>Assistant Engineer Brett Swain<br>Mixed by Glyn Johns<br>Recorded at O`Henry Sound Studios,<br>Burbank, CA on April 21 1994