Pills
Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda 4:27Song Description:
Our infatuation with pills to treat everything under the sun
could be reduced with other options.
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Lyrics:
Everybody’s got complaints
arthritis or the chills
But don’t freak out, the TV says
Just try some little pills.
There’s rarely any symptom
not treated with a drug.
Two bits says that your doctor
prescribes them with a shrug.
For basic pill consumption, just take ‘em with a swig.
They’re great if sweet or chewable, and not too doggone big.
Pills are swallowed every day
(but) they’re no panacea.
Diet changes just might cure
your chronic diarrhea.
Migraines or constipation,
Or heartburn or a cough
are fixable in minutes
You’ve seen the ads, don’t scoff.
With capsules, make ‘em time-released to prolong the effects
Require them only once a day, to that no one objects.
New ones pop up every day,
the names just drive me nuts.
They’re touted now for weight control
No ifs, no ands, no butts.
Don’t worry how you’ll get them
My taxes pay your bills
Your undersized erections
are whoppers now with pills.
The people in commercials are healthy-looking shills.
In happy tones the ad reveals that side effects could kill.
They’ve made it way too easy
to experience the thrills,
and drug abuse skyrocketed
with opioids in pills.
There’s just no easy answer
for beating our addiction
to running from a stressful life,
or treating an affliction.
But it would sure be great if we’d convince consumers how
by getting off their asses they’d prolong their here and now.
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Lyrics: Roland Burbank
Music: written, arranged, recorded, mixed, mastered; keyboards – John Andrew Schreiner
Vocals: Alex Mackey/Cathy Schreiner
Banjo: Rick Storey
Guitars: Randy Mitchell
Song art: Garry Grant
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