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Indigo Girls
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Up In Smoke
'Up in Smoke' is an Emily Saliers song, dating from early 1987, I believe. I think that it's one of the most pop-oriented tunes Emily has written, and it would fit in nicely with 'Closer to Fine' and 'Hammer and a Nail.' It's just catchy as all get-out. And I happen to think that's a good thing.
Up in Smoke.
They took away my garden To make room for a chemical plant I feel my country's arteries harden With the aid of a government grant
Chorus:
We are not a bunch of upstarts Just out looking for a cause We hunger for our justice And not applause We don't just make peace signs and meditate We don't take this thing as a joke We just want to relate - we're in a pretty bad state And we don't want to go up in smoke
My water has got cancer Find more lyrics at ※ Mojim.com And the rivers have all dried While I watch my country practice Nuclear suicide
Chorus
Don't think it's impossible To see this thing come clean We're going to save this poor old world's head From the guillotine
Chorus/Solo
They took away my garden (My water has got cancer) To make room for a chemical plant (And the rivers have all dried) I feel my country's arteries harden (While I watch my country practice) Nuclear suicide
Chorus
Oh Lord, we don't want to see our children go up in smoke.
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