Hate Shirt

(Words and music: Patrick Gadola)

It's been a long time since I walked in the sand
It's been a long time since I played with the band

Sometimes I want to go there again
Sometimes I want to get away
I don't think I need a vacation
I think I need a real change

I saw a boy walk hand-in-hand with a girl
On his T-shirt a slogan of hate

Sometimes I feel so alone
In this town I call home
The streets are safe and OK
But the alleys are filled with hate

Are they in love? Do they understand?
Are they in love? Do they understand?

Why do they wear this hate?
Why do they wear this hate?
Why do they wear this hate?

Conservative or liberal? I can't sort out that knot
I'd rather stand in no man's land --
Than to be the one to take that shot

Sometimes I feel so alone
In this country I call home
The ideas are good and OK
But the parties are filled with hate

I don't hate this country, I don't hate you
I don't hate this country, I don't hate you

I will not wear this hate
I will not wear this hate
I will not wear this hate

© Patrick Gadola