unlucky star

music and lyrics by j. baugher

capo 1st chord formations:    

C Em F7 G

and they were falling from the trees

their feathers molted

they’d lost their will to fly

the kids were crawling on their knees

and their diseases made them see

the spiders crawling on their hands

and they would never under-

       -stand that they were

       being raised inside a farm

       with shackles on their

       arms, and collars ‘round their necks

       they’d dream of sex with movie stars

       and cars with leather seats

       designer shoes, and satin sheets

       and little dogs to lick their--feet

the fish were floating on the seas

their scales were rotting

in the sun that baked them dry

the girls were kneeling on their knees

and their diseases made them bleed

the blood that dried upon their hands

and they would walk if they could

       stand but they were

       being kept inside a cage

       that looked just like a

       stage with poles where they would dance

       and they could drop their pants for thrills

       and holes that could be filled

       with tiny pills and dollar bills

       and one more jack who needs his--jill

and they were hanging from the trees

their necks were broken

their hands and feet were tied