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Lets all be pluralists and turn off the TV

we’ll seek the common good, embrace diversity

there’s more than one way to see, there’s mine and yours

through the eyes of me

Lets all be moderate and make a bubble bath

we’ll keep it cool enough that nobody gets mad

and keep your hands where I can see em

don’t touch my freedom

Let’s be conservative and have a casserol

by default it is a dish we all should know

I didn’t change it and you can’t blame me

it was always the recipe

Lets all be liberal and hope it goes away

we’re all intelligent enough to work and play

use your mental faculties

and make the check out to me

Lets be libertarian and get out of the way

your dog pooped in my yard but thats for you to say

I’d like for you to come and clean it

or say you’re sorry and mean it

Lets all stand in the middle and try to find the center

we’ll call it middleism and anyone can enter

look to the right and left twice and cross the street

you’re on the other side and that’s all that it means

did you go somewhere?

words and music by Levon Walker

written: Dec 2009 VA Beach, VA

recorded: June 2010 Grandmother’s Hill Tazewell, VA

filmed: April 2011 Knoxville, TN

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Around 4 o’clock today, we are going on parade.  The route will be Armstrong to Glenwood, Glenwood to Broadway, and Broadway to The Black Market in Knoxville Market Square.  Honk if you see us.  Throw candy.

We haven’t notified the city, but Ashley, as the member of the force (a crossing guard for Bel Morris Elementary) will be ensuring safety.   I am parade commander.

We are marching with paintings, like leafcutter ants, to this month’s exhibit at The Black Market.  I’ll be carrying this one:

if your grandma had balls she'd be your grandad

 

It’s five feet tall and four feet wide.  So is this one:

 

you are what you eat. so be nice to plants and bees and (therefore) your own self

 

And Ashley will carry it.

Then we’ll come back for smaller works and a guitar.  The parade commander will be providing live entertainment for tonight’s opening.

 

I know there are people who would love to lend us a van or a truck.  However, we insist on an art parade, in the spirit of April, sunshine, and pomp.

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