Don't Say Nothing
You were the thing, speak of a cat
Skinned and left just laying there
No other thing was left like that
And you said, don't say I said it
Said nothing, oh no
I went to the party, I was very discouraged
I watched the glitter piled like a wall
I looked at the river, just couldn't forgive it
It was, it was ladened with all kinds of shit, oh
Still, I admit that I didn't say nothing
I turned my back and walked away
Gotta face the fact that I didn't say nothing, oh no
Everyone was dancing, I stood over in the corner
Listening to how they were saying this and saying that
Putting this one down, but nothing was delivered
Nothing, nothing good was coming
I just, I just stood there
I couldn't believe it, but I didn't say nothing
I walked the floor, then I looked away
Gotta, gotta face the fact that I didn't say nothing
How long, how long
Will we make do?
Well, maybe it's time to break on through
Gonna, gonna, gonna straighten up
Gonna, gonna get well, I'm gonna do something
I'm gonna face the fact, gonna, gonna give it back
And I'm gonna do something
Won't hold my tongue, won't hold the thought
Won't hold the card, well, I'm gonna do something
Oh, my brain, and I'm gonna complain
You can complain, but I'm gonna do something
How long, how long
Will we make do?
Maybe it's time to break on through
Out in the desert, oh, I saw that old cat skinned
I saw it floating in the river
I saw and no one seemed to mind
They sat there, they sat there watching the sun
I saw it float away and I watched the buildings crumble
Like dust in the hand and we watched the sun
Spread its wings and fly away
And in the mountains a cry echoes
Don't say nothing
Don't say nothing
Don't say nothing
Don't say nothing at all
Don't say nothing
Don't say nothing
Don't say nothing
Don't say nothing
Skinned and left just laying there
No other thing was left like that
And you said, don't say I said it
Said nothing, oh no
I went to the party, I was very discouraged
I watched the glitter piled like a wall
I looked at the river, just couldn't forgive it
It was, it was ladened with all kinds of shit, oh
Still, I admit that I didn't say nothing
I turned my back and walked away
Gotta face the fact that I didn't say nothing, oh no
Everyone was dancing, I stood over in the corner
Listening to how they were saying this and saying that
Putting this one down, but nothing was delivered
Nothing, nothing good was coming
I just, I just stood there
I couldn't believe it, but I didn't say nothing
I walked the floor, then I looked away
Gotta, gotta face the fact that I didn't say nothing
How long, how long
Will we make do?
Well, maybe it's time to break on through
Gonna, gonna, gonna straighten up
Gonna, gonna get well, I'm gonna do something
I'm gonna face the fact, gonna, gonna give it back
And I'm gonna do something
Won't hold my tongue, won't hold the thought
Won't hold the card, well, I'm gonna do something
Oh, my brain, and I'm gonna complain
You can complain, but I'm gonna do something
How long, how long
Will we make do?
Maybe it's time to break on through
Out in the desert, oh, I saw that old cat skinned
I saw it floating in the river
I saw and no one seemed to mind
They sat there, they sat there watching the sun
I saw it float away and I watched the buildings crumble
Like dust in the hand and we watched the sun
Spread its wings and fly away
And in the mountains a cry echoes
Don't say nothing
Don't say nothing
Don't say nothing
Don't say nothing at all
Don't say nothing
Don't say nothing
Don't say nothing
Don't say nothing
Credits
Writer(s): Patti Smith, Jay Dee Daugherty
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