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It's all right

from "dirty folk" by Mark Westin

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It's all right is a raw rant about life in 21st century America

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See the skinny girl staring at her conscience, caught between confession and shame
In a land of fear you better make your voice heard, just point a finger and place the blame

It’s not a crime to let emotions take you over to the point you say what you really feel
It’s clear the day and age of rolling in the clover is over for the long run
When all is said and done

It’s all right to be angry at your neighbor, It’s all right to be bad
It’s all right to abandon your compassion, It’s all right to be sad
We all fight ‘cause it’s what the papers tell us, We all fight what we knew
It’s all right to be shallow to be jealous, It’s all right to be you, to be you

See the flabby man hand upon the good book, swearing that salvation’s within
Before you go that way you better take a good look, and you may find you prefer to sin

I know the pull is strong to straighten up and fly right when it feels like something you’ve gotta know
But tell me how you figure cashing in on Jesus is more noble than a paycheck from the fella below, when

It’s all right to be angry at your neighbor, It’s all right to be bad
It’s all right to abandon your compassion, It’s all right to be sad
We all fight, doesn’t matter what they tell us, We all fight what we knew
It’s all right to be shallow to be jealous, It’s all right to be you, to be you

It’s not a time to ask for answers or for reasons at least not if you want to stay whole
When all the dirty words like treachery and treason have a meaning for the first time
They’ll pull you outta line

See a fragile globe slipping through your fingers, see a flag that’s tattered and torn
See a stranger’s face cracking in your mirror, shattering reflections from before you were born

It’s way too early to be looking for conclusions and it will be for the next hundred years
But now the real world’s ripped away the last illusion that we’re actually the good guys
We better all get wise

It’s all right to be angry at your nation, It’s all right to be bad
It’s all right to demand an explanation, It’s all right to be sad
We all fight never showing that we’re nervous, We all fight though it’s true
And one night if our sanity preserve us, We just might make it through
Me and you
We just might make it through

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from "dirty folk", released January 1, 2007

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Mark Westin Newburgh, New York

"Heartfelt lyrics, soulful melody and enchanting vocals" -Honk Magazine

"Absolutely stunning and moving"-Existential Magazine

"Downright transcendent"-We Write About Music

Mark's been gigging and writing a long time, and he's a wordsmith of a very high order. His songs are diverse, eclectic, darkly humorous, and for real.

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