Seger, Bob - Revisionism Street Lyrics
I saw them standing on a corner
Bathed in ordinary light
They turned away and started walkin'
And faded off into the night
Some years ago they were in fashion
They've got themselves a brand new history
From Revisionism Street
Written on Revisionism Street
The years of sacrifice and struggle
The arc of stardom's natural course
The inevitable decline
The wolves waiting at the door
"Let's dig up something really nasty"
"Let's get some clay around their feet"
On Revisionism Street"
"We'll never be in the arena"
"Hey, we'll never have to compete"
"We'll never write a classic novel"
"And we'll never have to be discreet!"
Alfred Hitchcock, Isaac Newton
Elvis Presley, Captain Bligh
They're heroic or pathetic
Depending on which book you buy
Charles Dickens, Jackie Gleason
Burn 'em all, turn up the heat
If there's no truth, use innuendo
this is Revisionism Street
"Let's find ourselves some old acquaintance"
"Let's see what they have to say"
"Some disgruntled ex-employee"
"Presto! Payday!"
A tree falls in the forest
A million copies go to print
Some parasitic little feeder
Sits back and makes a mint
Somewhere a baby's softly sleeping
lt's innocence complete
Unaware they're workin' late tonight
On Revisionism Street
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Seger, Bob Revisionism Street Comments
Back in 1993 when he wrote this song, I'll bet he had no idea how prophetic this song would be, here in 2019, that is what is happening when you here about them tearing down monuments that don't make the political correctness grade today. When you have to take the 10 commandments down from a courthouse. that is exactly what is happening "Revisionism Street" it's real and going on right now. They want to change history, just because they don't like it.
Cool song Bob, and I'm glad I stumbled upon it.
it will get the airplay when we fans call it in!!!!
I loved this song and I thought that it should have been a hit. I still don't understand why it didn't get the airplay.