Independent Voter Blues

i was born in the delta
raised in the city
i'm an independent
but jim crow been following me

I got the blues
I got the blues
I got those second class citizen independent voter blues

independent voters
gonna mull it over
the 2-party system
hey - who's the victim?

I got the blues
I got the blues
I got those second class citizen independent voter blues

Well, my mama was a democrat
said that was her game
my daddy was republican
hell - they're almost the same
i'm an independent
they don't even know my name
["declined to state"]
i'm an independent voter
I tell you, it’s a shame
I’m an independent
Jim Crow ain’t my name

independent voters
["undeclared" "blank"]
independent voters
gonna mull it over

I got the blues
I got the blues
I got those second class citizen independent voter blues
Gonna mull it over

well now i went down south
they called me a liberal!
i went up north
told me i was a conservative?
took a trip out west
found out i was a centrist
when i got back east
i was nothing but a moderate

i got the blues
who knew
I got the blues
I got those second class citizen independent voter blues
i'm an independent voter
gonna mull it over
cause this 2-party system
got us lookin' like the victim

who knew?
i was blue
i'm an independent voter
just like you

independent voters
gonna mull it over
independent voters
gonna mull it over

well, you can call me al
i won't come unhinged
you can call me late for supper
but don't you call me fringe

i'm an independent voter
35 percent
i'm an independent voter
let me tell you where I went...

I went up to the State House
gonna tell ‘em what for
Senators and Congressmen
All in a partisan war

I got the blues
I got the blues
I got those second class citizen independent voter blues

Well I went down to Washington
And I don’t have to tell you
Democracy just don’t have a chance
Unless we lose these independent voter blues

I got the blues
I got the blues
I got those second class citizen independent voter blues

well this 2 party system
got us in a mess
got us in a war
and a healthcare crisis

I got the blues
I got the blues

most independents
don’t like how it looks
it don’t matter which party
turns up the heat while we cook

I’m an independent voter
They tell me it’s the Party that counts
Gonna mull it over
I got my doubts

I’m an independent voter
Jim Crow ain’t my name
35 percent
now ain’t that a shame?

I’m an independent voter
Gonna talk to my neighbor
Gonna mull it over
Gonna talk to labor
Gonna talk to the preacher
Gonna talk to the teachers

I got the blues
I got the blues
We gotta get smarter
Gotta lose those second class citizen independent voter blues