Sun Green (Live)

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Sun green started making waves On the day her grandpa died Speakin' out against anything Unjust or packed with lies [Verse 2] She chained herself to a statue of an eagle In the lobby of Powerco And started yelling through a megaphone "There's corruption on the highest floor!" [Verse 3] Suits poured out of elevators, "They're all dirty" Phoneheads began to speak, "You can't trust any of 'em" Security couldn't get her down She was welded to the eagle's beak [Verse 4] Sun green leaned into that megaphone And said, "Truth is all I seek" Security brought in some blowtorches News cameras recorded her speech [Verse 5] "When the city is plunged into darkness By an unpredicted rolling blackout The White House always blames the governor Sayin' 'The solution is to vote him out'" [Verse 6] On top of that great bronze eagle Sun's voice was loud and clear She said, "Powerco is working with the White House To paralyze our state with fear" [Verse 7] It was a golden moment golden moment In the history of TV news No one could explain it It just got great reviews [Refrain] "Hey Mr. Clean, you're dirty now too Hey Mr. Clean, you're dirty now too Hey Mr. Clean, you're dirty now too Hey Mr. Clean, you're dirty now too" [Guitar Break] [Verse 8] The Imitators were playing Down at John Lee's Bar When Sun went down to see 'em Someone followed her in a car [Verse 9] Now when she goes dancing She has to watch her back The FBI just trashed her room One of them kicked her cat [Verse 10] The damn thing scratched his leg And he had to shoot it dead And leave it lying in a puddle of blood At the foot of Sun Green's bed [Refrain] "Hey Mr. Clean, you're dirty now too Hey Mr. Clean, you're dirty now too [Guitar Solo] [Verse 11] John Lee's was rocking The Imitators drove it home Sun was dancing up a heatwave For a while she was all alone [Verse 12] When up walked a tall stranger He shadowed her move to move In perfect unison A supernatural groove [Verse 13] He took her by the hand And the room began to spin He said, "I'm Earth... Earth Brown You know the shape I'm in" [Verse 14] "I'm leavin' tonight for Alaska And I want you to come in the spring And be a goddess in the planet wars Trying to save the livin' things" [Verse 15] "I'm ready to go right now" Sun Green told Earth Brown "Let's go back to my place Pick up my cat and leave this town behind" [Refrain] "Hey Mr. Clean, you're dirty now too Hey Mr. Clean, you're dirty now too [Harmonica Solo] [Verse 16] Next day, Sun Green was busted for pot And it made the headline news But then the charges all got dropped And the story got confused [Verse 17] She'd still like to meet Julia Butterfly And see what remedy brings And be a goddess in the planet wars Trying to save the living thing [Verse 18] But that might not be easy Living on the run Mother Earth has many enemies There's much work to be done [Outro] "Hey Mr. Clean, you're dirty now too