Joni Mitchell - The Three Great Stimulants Lyrics
I picked the morning paper off the floorIt was full of other peoples little warsWouldnt they like their peaceDont we get boredAnd we call for the three great stimulantsOf the exhausted onesArtifice, brutality and innocenceArtifice and innocenceNo tanks have ever rumbled through these streetsAnd the drone of planes at night has never frightened meI keep the hours and the company that I pleaseAnd we call for the three great stimulantsOf the exhausted onesArtifice, brutality and innocenceArtifice and innocenceOh and deep in the nightOur appetites find usRelease us and bind usDeep in the nightWhile madmen sit up building bombsAnd making laws and barsTheyd like to slam free choice behind usI saw a little lawyer on the tubeHe said, its so easy now, anyone can sue.Let me show you how your petty aggravations can profit you!Call for the three great stimulantsOf the exhausted onesArtifice, brutality and innocenceArtifice and innocenceOh and deep in the nightAppetites find usRelease us and blind usDeep in the nightWhile madmen sit up building bombsAnd making laws and barsTheyre gonna slam free choice behind usLast night I dreamed I saw the planet flickerGreat forests fell like buffaloEverything got sickerAnd to the bitter endBig business bickeredAnd they call for the three great stimulantsOf the exhausted onesArtifice, brutality and innocenceArtifice and innocenceOh these times, these timesOh these changing timesChange in the heart of all mankindOh these troubled times
