Gotta Keep Movin'

(album: High Time - 1971)

Teachers, parents and politicians
They ridicule my wild ambitions
They say, "settle down son, live decently
Or you'll rot in jail before your 23!"
They don't know their stuck in the past
Can't stop me now 'cause I'm moving too fast

Presidents, priests and old ladies too
They'll swear on the Bible
What's best for you
Atom bombs, Vietnam, missiles on the moon
And they wonder why their kids are shooting
Drugs so soon
Young men fighting for democracy
And sacrificed for mediocrity

I can't stay in one place for too long a time
I get stone bored, I go outta my mind
I'm here and I'm there and don'tcha know I'm free
Gotta keep moving baby, you and me

People waking up, but they've just begun
To realize what needs to be done
But as for me I keep moving on
The future's now, yesterday is gone
I never let nobody tell me what to do
And no matter what I'm gonna see things through