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Originally Posted by HomerMcvie
And I'm the only person alive who LOVES What's The World Coming To!
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It's one of Lindsey's best. It's a kick—a funny Zevonesque way to gripe about the current state of things. Jackson Browne wishes he could have been so succinct and tone-aware.
There's no truth in my lies
There's no light in my eyes
And it's all I guess
That I'll ever miss
It's political in the best sense: a critique embedded in a good-natured, foursquare musical expression of conservatism.
The widespread dismissal of the song has always puzzled me. Maybe everyone really
has gone to the moon.