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Artist: Roger Waters
Canonical path: /roger-waters/me-or-him
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Me Or Him
Read Me Or Him lyrics by Roger Waters on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Me Or Him
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You wake up in the morning,
get something for the pot
Wonder why the sun makes the rocks feel hot
Draw on the walls, eat, get laid
Back in the good old days
Then some damn fool invents the wheel
Listen to the whitewalls squeal
You spend all day looking for a parking spot
Nothing for the heart; nothing for the pot
Benny turned the dial on his short wave radio
Oh how he wanted to talk to the people,
He wanted his own show
Tune in Moscow, tune in New York
Listen to the Welsh kid talk
Communicating like in the good old days
Forgive me father for I have sinned
It was either me or him
And a voice said Benny
You fucked the whole thing up
Benny your time is up
Your time is up
Benny turned the dial on his short wave radio
He wanted to talk to the people
He wanted his own show
Tune in Moscow, tune in New York
Listen to the Welsh kid talk
Communicating like the good old days
The good old days
Forgive me father
Welsh Policeman: Mobile one two to central.
For I have sinned
Welsh Policeman:
We have a multiple on the A465
between Cwmbran and Cylgoch.
Father it was either me or him
Father could we turn back the clock?
Welsh Policeman: Ambulance, over.
I never meant to drop the concrete block
Welsh Policeman: Roger central, over and out.
Benny turned the dial on his short wave radio
How he wanted to talk to the people
He wanted his own show
Tune in Moscow, tune in New York
Listen to the Welsh kid talk
Just like in the good old days
The good old days
Radio announcer: Do you really think
Iranian terrorists would have taken Americans hostage
if Ronald Reagan were president?
Do you really think the Russians
would have invaded Afghanistan
if Ronald Reagan were president?
Do you really think third-rate military dictators
would laugh at America and burn our flag
in contempt if Ronald Reagan were president?
Concerned Citizen: Well it might work!
Hostage: We as a group do most importantly
want to beseech President Reagan
and our fellow Americans
to refrain from any form of military or violent means
as na attempt, no matter how noble or heroic,
to secure our freedom.
Concerned Citizen:
Sure! Only it's going to be
mighty dangerous for you, Cassidy.
Hoppy's Faithful Sidekick:
Guess you don't know Hopalong Cassidy, Mister.
Adventure's his bread, excitement's his butter
and danger, why to him that's like strawberry
jam to top it off.
Jim: This is some live rock and roll at KAOS,
where rock and roll comes out of chaos and
a song called "The Powers that Be"...
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Roger Waters performs "Me Or Him", and this lyric page sits inside the Roger Waters catalog on LyroVerse.
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