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Well Enough Alone

from jiguma dreaming by Neil Porter

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about

Since we (Australia) first joined Dubya's "coalition of the willing" I've had the strong feeling that it was all going to go wrong, and it seems I was right - what a surprise! I still find it hard to believe that a small group of politicians can cause all this grief.

One acoustic guitar track, a lead acoustic track (for the five and a half bars it's happening), bass, midi drums (played on the keyboard) and lead and harmony vox. Final mix done with Ozone 3 - a demo version which has now run out unfortunately.

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Well Enough Alone
© 2007 Neil Porter

Tell me again how they started,
These sad, dark days
I don’t understand
What the passing of time now betrays

Can you tell me what they did that for?

When this began we’d been walking
A fine, fine line
Just one big mistake by our leaders
Both yours and mine

Can you tell me what they did that for?
Did we really need another war?
Couldn’t we have stayed at home?
Sometimes we should leave the genie in the bottle
Sometimes just leave well enough alone
Sometimes we should leave the genie in the bottle
Sometimes just leave well enough alone

Bad news running like a downhill bike
Wheels don’t touch the ground
Bad news coming at the speed of light
My head’s just spinning ‘round
Spinning ‘round

What will become of the soldiers
Who came home from war?
How can they be the same people
They were before?

Can you tell me what they did that for?
Did we really need another war?
Couldn’t we have stayed at home?
Sometimes we should leave the genie in the bottle
Sometimes just leave well enough alone

What of the hundreds of thousands
Whose lives were lost?
Those that have lied
Sent the others to pay the cost

Can you tell me what they did that for?
Did we really need another war?
Couldn’t we have stayed at home?
Sometimes we should leave the genie in the bottle
Sometimes just leave well enough alone
Sometimes we should leave the genie in the bottle
Sometimes just leave well enough alone

Tell me again how they started,
These sad, dark days

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from jiguma dreaming, released July 7, 2007
All instruments and vocals - Neil Porter

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Singer songwriter from Pambula Beach in Australia.

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