Got to be Callous - By Rick Wybou, 1993, recorded 2010

Last night I had a dream that I would just as soon forget,
I was listening to the angry words of a man upon the set,
We've gotta be callous, we've gotta be [bad word] 
We've gotta be callous, the [bad word] 
We've got to be callous if we're going to be,
Cleaning up our streets,
So we can go about our business without,
Beggars at our feet,

Last night I dreamt our shores were lined with military guards,
And out to sea there were refugees within five hundred yards,

We've gotta be callous, we've gotta be [bad word] 
We've gotta be callous, the [bad word] 
We've got to be callous if we're going to be,
Turning back the waves,
of all the people traveling half the world,
with just a hope of being saved,

Last night I dreamt to go outside,
I had to breath air from a can,
And the warning came for the breathing lame,
about the smog across the land,

We've gotta be callous, we've gotta be [bad word] 
We've gotta be callous, the [bad word] 
We've got to be callous if we're going to see,
Our industries survive,
And the price we pay might be one day,
The death of everything alive,

This morning when I woke up I just laid across my bed,
With the images of the night before still playing in my head,

I've gotta be callous, I've gotta be [bad word] 
I've gotta be callous, one big fool,
I've got to be callous if I'm going to see,
These images as dreams,
As if the world that lies around me now,
Is any different than it seems,

I've gotta be callous, I've gotta be [bad word] 
I've gotta be callous, one big fool,
I've got to be callous if I'm going to see,
These images as dreams,
As if the world that lies around me now,
Is any different than it seems.