REO Speedwagon

Songwriter: Gary Richrath

Producer: Billy Rose Paul Leka

[Verse 1]
Golden country your face is so red
With all of your money your poor can be fed
You strut around and you flirt with disaster
Never really carin' just what comes after

[Pre-Chorus]
Well your blacks are dyin' but your back is still turned
And your freaks are cryin' but your back is still turned
You better stop your hidin' or your country will burn

[Chorus]
The time has come for you my friend
To all this ugliness we must put an end
Before we leave we must make a stand

[Verse 2]
Mortgage people you crawl to your homes
Your security lies in your bed of white foam
You act concerned but then why turn away
When a lady was raped on your doorstep today

[Pre-Chorus]
Well your blacks are cryin' but your back is still turned
And your freaks are dyin' but your back is still turned
You better stop your hidin' or your country will burn

[Chorus]
The time has come for you my friend
To all this ugliness we must put an end
Before we leave we must make a stand, oh yeah......

[Solo]

[Verse 1]
Golden country your face is so red
With all of your money your poor can be fed
You strut around and you flirt with disaster
Never really carin' just what comes after

[Pre-Chorus]
Well your blacks are dyin' but your back is still turned
And your freaks are cryin' but your back is still turned
You better stop your hidin' or your country will burn, yeah

[Chorus]
The time has come for you my friend
To all this ugliness we must put an end
Before we leave we must make a stand
Oh yeah

[Chorus]
The time has come for you my friend
To all this ugliness we must put an end
Before we leave we must make a stand
We must, we must make a stand, oh yeah

REO Speedwagon (originally styled as R.E.O. Speedwagon) is an American rock band from Champaign, Illinois. Formed in 1967, the band cultivated a following during the 1970s and achieved significant commercial success throughout the 1980s. Hi Infidelity (1980) contained four US Top 40 hits and is the group’s best-selling album, with over ten million copies sold.

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From the albums

R.E.O./T.W.O. (1972)
A Decade of Rock and Roll 1970 to 1980 (1980)
The Essential REO Speedwagon (2004)

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