Song Length |
5:30 |
Genre |
Rock - Americana, Rock - Americana |
Tempo |
Slow (71 - 90) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
Mood |
Poignant |
Subject |
Civil Rights |
Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
Lyrics
5th Avenue
Freddie's dead, it hurts my head
man, I've heard that song before
turn your radio down, though I love the sound
don't wanna hear it anymore
From the breakdown, to the shake down
and the Watergate you know,
pretty soon we'll all be singin'
"Four Dead In Ohio"
Shut your eyes when walking by
Shut your ears, a mother sighs
Shut your heart, so you don't hear the cries
Seeing black and white it's over due
Coo coo cachoo, deja vu
move along there's nothing new
only bloodstains on the Red White And Blue
We're on 5th Avenue
Newsreels from my childhood
faded grainy monochrome
look the same today in color
but closer to my home
In the streets, a museum
suffering . . . not that long ago
traitors to our freedom
Oh how we love them so
Fighting to protect those
who do not care for you
Seems such a nonsensical
stupid thing to do
Seeing black and white it's over due
Coo coo cachoo, deja vu
move along there's nothing new
only bloodstains on the Red White And Blue
We're on 5th Avenue
In the middle of the street
standing in the concrete
frozen in the headlights
everything's the same,
we see them taking aim
and no one's left to fight
here on 5th avenue
Shut your eyes when walking by
Shut your ears, a mother sighs
Shut your heart, so you don't hear the cries
Seeing black and white it's over due
Coo coo cachoo, deja vu
move along there's nothing new
only bloodstains on the Red White And Blue
We're on 5th Avenue
Seeing black and white it's over due
Coo coo cachoo, deja vu
move along there's nothing new
only bloodstains on the Red White And Blue
We're on 5th Avenue
On 5th Avenue, me and you
everybody