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Artist: The Buffalo Springfield
Canonical path: /buffalo-springfield/for-what-it-s-worth
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For What It's Worth
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For What It's Worth
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There's somethin' happenin' here
What it is ain't exactly clear
There's a man with a gun over there
A-tellin' me I've got to beware
I think it's time we stop
Children, what's that sound?
Everybody look what's goin' down
There's battle lines bein' drawn
Nobody's right if everybody's wrong
Young people speakin' their minds
A-gettin' so much resistance from behind
I think it's time we stop
Hey, what's that sound?
Everybody look what's goin' down
What a field day for the heat
A thousand people in the street
Singin' songs and a-carryin' signs
Mostly sayin' hooray for our side
It's time we stop
Hey, what's that sound?
Everybody look what's goin' down
Paranoia strikes deep
Into your life it will creep
It starts when you're always afraid
Step out of line, the men come and take you away
You better stop
Hey, what's that sound?
Everybody look what's goin'
You better stop
Hey, what's that sound?
Everybody look what's goin'
You better stop
Now, what's that sound?
Everybody look what's goin'
You better stop
Children, what's that sound?
Everybody look what's goin'
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