Ani DiFranco with Melissa Ferrick - ¿Which Side Are You On? (2011-11-18) Brooklyn

Ani & Melissa perform Ani's version of Which Side Are You On?
Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York
store.righteous...
they stole a few elections
till we the people won
we voted out corruption
and big corporations
we voted for an end to war
and new direction
and we ain't gonna stop now
till the job is done
come on all good workers
this year is our time
now there's folks in Washington
that care what's on our minds
come on, come on voters
let's all vote next time
show me which side are you on now
which side are you on?
it was thirty years of digging
that got us in this hole
the curse of reagonomics
has finally taken its toll
lord knows the free market
is anything but free
it cost dearly to the planet
and the likes of you and me
i don't need no moneylenders
sucking on my tit
a little socialism
don't scare me one bit
we could do a whole lot worse
than Europe or Canada
come on mr. president
come on congress
make the law
which side are you on now
which side are you on?
they say in Orleans parish
there are no neutrals there
there's just too much misery
there is too much despair
America, who are we?
now our innocence is gone
forgive us mother Africa
history has done you wrong
too many stories
written out in black or white
come on people of privilege
it's time to join the fight
are we living in the shadow of slavery
or are we moving on?
tell me which side are you on now
which side are you on
my mother was a feminist
she taught me to see
the road to ruin
is paved with patriarchy
so the let the bay of women
guide democracy
from plunder and pollution
let mother earth be free
feminism ain't about women
that's not who it's for
it's about a shift in consciousness
that will bring an end to war
so listen up you fathers
listen up you sons
so tell me which side are you on now
which side are you on?
so are we just consumers
or are we citizens
are we going to make more garbage
or are we going to make amends?
are you part of the solution
or are you part of the con?
tell me which side are you on now
which side are you on?