Steppenwolf - Don't Step on the Grass, Sam lyrics

DON'T STEP ON THE GRASS, SAM

From the 1968 release "The Second"

Words and music by John Kay

Starin' at the boob tube, turnin' on the big knob

Tryin' to find some life in the waste land

Fin'ly found a program, gonna deal with Mary Jane

Ready for a trip into hate land

Obnoxious Joe comes on the screen

Along with his guest self-righteous Sam

And one more guy who doesn't count

His hair and clothes are too far out

While pushin' back his glasses Sam is sayin' casually

"I was elected by the masses"

And with that in mind he starts to unwind

A vicious attack on the finest of grasses

Well it's evil, wicked, mean and nasty

(Don't step on the grass, Sam)

And it will ruin our fair country

(Don't be such an ass, Sam)

Well, it will hook your Sue and Johnny

(You're so full of bull, Sam)

All will pay that disagree with me

(Please give up you already lost the fight, alright)

Misinformation Sam and Joe

Are feeding to the nation

But the one who didn't count counted them out

By exposing all their false quotations

Faced by a very awkward situation

This is all he'd say to save the day

Well it's evil, wicked, mean and nasty

(Don't step on the grass, Sam)

And it will ruin our fair country

(Don't be such an ass, Sam)

Well, it will hook your Sue and Johnny

(You're so full of bull, Sam)

All will pay that disagree with me

(Please give up you already lost the fight alright)

You waste my coin Sam, all you can

To jail my fellow man

For smoking all the noble weed

You need much more than him

You've been telling lies so long

Some believe they're true

So they close their eyes to things

You have no right to do

Just as soon as you are gone

Hope will start to climb

Please don't stay around too long

You're wasting precious time

Repeat Chorus

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