Van Morrison - The Great Deception Lyrics
Did you ever hear about the great deceptionWell the plastic revolutionaries take the money and runHave you ever been down to love cityWhere they rip you off with a smileAnd it dont take a gunDont it hurt so bad in love cityDont it make you not want to bother at allAnd dont they look so self righteousWhen they pin you up against the wallDid you ever, ever see the peopleWith the tear drops in their eyesI just cant stand it, stand it no howLiving in this world of liesDid you ever hear about the rock and roll singersGot three or four cadillacsSaying power to the people, dance to the musicWants you to pat him on the backHave you ever heard about the great rembrandtHave you ever heard about how he could paintAnd he didnt have enough money for his brushesAnd they thought it was rather quaintBut you know its no use repeatingAnd you know its no use to think about itcause when you stop to think about itYou dont need itHave you ever heard about the great hollywood motion picture actorWho knew more than they didAnd the newspapers didnt cover the storyJust decided to keep it hid.Somebody started saying it was an inside jobWhatever happened to him?Last time they saw him down on the bowryWith his lip hanging off an old rusty bottle of ginHave you ever heard about the so-called hippiesDown on the far side of the tracksThey take the eyeballs straight out of your headSay son, kid, do you want your eyeballs backDid you ever see the peopleWith the tear drops in their eyesJust cant stand it no howLiving in this world of lies
