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Too Much Traffic

from The Way by Rob Roper

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lyrics

Too Much Traffic
Copyright ©by Rob Roper 2020

Too much traffic, not enough time
Too much coffee, not enough wine
Too much stress, not enough rest
I'm working in a building with a barbed-wire fence
and the CEO's bonus... is a hundred mil.

Underpaid teachers, overpaid suits
Minimum wage, army recruits
Downsize, downgrade, piss in a cup
The Men of MADD and the war on drugs
and the judges dress... in the color of death.

Chorus:
And there's nothing I can do
nothing I can do, nothing I can do, nothing I can do

Tax breaks, bailouts, subsidize the rich
Stolen shopping cart, lying in a ditch
Speedtraps, roadblocks, tax men in blue
The fines pay the judge so there's nothing you can do
and the police... are just another gang.

(Chorus)

Fly that flag, sing that song
with the NSA, you're freedom's gone
Killer drones, smart phones, Christians throwing stones
He won't look up, 'cause he's staring at his phone
And I'm... looking for the underground.
Yeah I, I'm looking for the underground.

New Chorus:
There's something I can do
Someting I can do, someting I can do
There's something I can do

credits

from The Way, released November 9, 2021
Rob Roper: lead vocals, rhythm electric guitars
Dave Preston: lead electric guitar
Ryan Watts: bass
Ryan Elwood: drums.
"Newscasters": Molly Zackary, Jeff Kanan.

Music and Lyrics by Rob Roper.
Recorded and Mixed by Jeff Kanan at The Keep Recording.
Some electric guitars recorded by Rob Roper at his home.
Mastered by Anna Frick at Airshow.

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Rob Roper Denver, Colorado

Songwriter, guitar player and singer.

"...the troubadour of the misfit." --Kurt Loken

"...a guy with some sharp songwriting skills and a knack for penning witty lyrics." --Jon Solomon, The Westword.

"...striking similarities to Elvis Costello... pop rock with a lyrical edge." --Sheryl Radetsky ... more

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