That's Not Who I Am

2 weeks ago by @philkmills

Liner Notes

#political #lyricsonly

I wanted to get this out of my head this morning. It arrived as something of a cross between Warren Zevon and the daily news. Now I'm too depressed to sing it. (Maybe not so much depressed as simply uninspired.)

Oh well, onward and upward.

Lyrics

Sammy had it bad for the daughter next door
Caught her alone one night
Paid her pennies so the kinks he practiced
Were never exposed to the light

Torn dress, black eye, called a sham
Covered up by: That’s not who I am.

You can’t blame me; that’s not who I am
Close your eyes, say you understand
There are many millions out there who love old Sam
And they sing with me, “That’s not who I am!”

Sam took a sledge to his neighbours’ car
Turned it to a pile of junk
Looted what he could from the glove compartment,
Stole the spare from the broken trunk

Cops found him there with the hammer in his hand
Nodded when he cried, “That’s not who I am.”

You can’t blame me; that’s not who I am
Close your eyes, say you understand
There are many millions out there who love old Sam
And they sing with me, “That’s not who I am!”

How he got the bulldozer, I don’t know
Took the house beside him down
Now a few boards lie scattered on the walkway
Beside a gaping hole in the ground

As he drove off, others pointed at Sam
Who only pointed back, said, “That’s not who I am”

You can’t blame me; that’s not who I am
Close your eyes, say you understand
There are many millions out there who love old Sam
And they sing with me, “That’s not who I am!”

Sammy bought a military rifle and shot
The first dozen people he met
‘Cause he couldn’t think of a reason to refrain
Hardly any have objected yet.

Bad stuff’s happened since the world began
I’m not guilty, that’s not who I am

You can’t blame me; that’s not who I am
Close your eyes, say you understand
There are many millions out there who love old Sam
And they sing with me, “That’s not who I am!”

You can’t blame me; that’s not who I am
Close your eyes, say you understand
There are many millions out there who love old Sam
Who haven’t figured out that’s not who I am

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