Outside of a Small Circle of Friends (Live)

[Intro]
I've been living in Los Angeles and I haven't, uh, been singing much
For, ever since Chicago
So if I don't remember the words you've gotta forgive me
I wrote these songs a while ago
When I was but a kid walking through the American wilderness

[Verse 1]
Oh, look outside the window, there's a woman bein' grabbed
They've dragged her to the bushes, and now she's bein' stabbed
Maybe we should call the cops and try to stop the pain
But Monopoly is so much fun, I'd hate to blow the game
And I'm sure it wouldn't interest anybody
Outside of a small circle of friends

[Verse 2]
Ridin' down the highway, yes, my back is gettin' stiff
Thirteen cars have piled up, they're hanging on a cliff
Maybe we should pull them back with our towing chain
But we gotta move, and we might get sued
And it looks like it's gonna rain
And I'm sure it wouldn't interest anybody
Outside of a small circle of friends

[Verse 3]
Sweating in the ghetto with the Panthers and the poor
The rats have joined the babies who are sleepin' on the floor
Oh maybe we should da da, da da da da da
But they got too much already, and besides we've got the cops
And I'm sure it wouldn't interest anybody
Outside of a small circle of friends

[Verse 4]
Oh, there's a dirty paper using sex to make her sales
The Supreme Court was so upset they sent him off to jail
Oh maybe we should take a stand and send the fiend a fine
But we're busy reading Playboy and The Sunday New York Times
And I'm sure it wouldn't interest anybody
Outside of a small circle of friends

[Verse 5]
Smokin' marijuana is more fun than drinkin' beer, but–
But a friend of ours was captured, and they gave him thirty years
Oh, maybe we should raise our voices, ask somebody why
But demonstrations are a drag, besides we're much too high
And I'm sure it wouldn't interest anybody
Outside of a small circle of friends

[Verse 6]
Oh, look outside the window, there's a woman bein' grabbed
They've dragged her to the bushes, and now she's bein' stabbed
Maybe we should call the cops and try to stop the pain
But Monopoly is so much fun, I'd hate to blow the game
And I'm sure it wouldn't interest anybody
Outside of a small circle of friends