Good People Lyrics
It's your show now,
So what's it gonna be?
Will tune in;
How many train wrecks
Do we need to see?
We lose touch, oh
And we thought this was low...
Getting worse, oh
Where'd all the good people go?
I don't see them
On the T.V. shows
We've got heaps and heaps
Of what we sow
And that,
With a rattle-a-tat
1, 2
Man, whatcha gonna do?
Misused -
Got too much to lose
Who's side are we on?
Turn on the boob tube,
I'm in the mood to obey
And by the way, now -
Where'd all the good people go?
I don't see them
On the T.V. shows
We've got heaps and heaps
Of what we sow
Feelin far away,
But I can feel the debris
From a friendly
Conversation
It's all gonna be
Notice
Some hesitation
Is not important to me
By the edge
Of your whole reason
And all I really wanna know is
Where'd all the good people go?
I don't see them
On the T.V. show
We got heaps and heaps
Of what we sow
They got this,
And that,
With a rattle-a-tat
1, 2
Man whatcha gonna do
Misused
Gimmie some truth
(Where'd all the good people go?)
Who's side are we on?
Every way
Okay -
Whatever you say
But in the mood
To obey
Desensitizing
The nation
i am so glad that jack johnson uses his songs to make social commentary, someone needs to! this is one of my favorite songs on the new album. sadly, its really true how controlled we all are by various aspects of our lives, like television. people just dont think for themselves as much as they should be.
much like ted leo/pharmacists, jack makes a politically and socially charged song feel so happy-go-lucky. Love it. :)
reality t.v. sucks!
I love the way there is a build up of intensity in his questioning of 'where did the good people go?' -- this shows his building frustration towards the way society is going due to media. True lyrical genious.
This song is my highlight of the new album (lots of close seconds) - love singin' it at the top o' my lungs in the car.
It's an added bonus that this song has a social commentary - I just like it cuz' it's bloody catchy - nuf' said.
JACK IS the sheeznat! I can't believe I missed out on concert tix! ARgh!
station to station desensitizing the nation
isnt that like the tightest two lines ever with that tune jack is so frigging awesome.
where did all the good people go? what is the world coming to? people are turning into bad people who only care about themselves. i like jack johnson because he doesnt only sing about relationships like most popular singers. reality tv shows encourage that. its horrible. they make people think that whats on tv is real. most of it is script! and most everyone on those shows are back stabbers and everything else horrible. i do wonder where did all the good people go?
where did all the good people go? what is the world coming to? people are turning into bad people who only care about themselves. i like jack johnson because he doesnt only sing about relationships like most popular singers. reality tv shows encourage that. its horrible. they make people think that whats on tv is real. most of it is script! and most everyone on those shows are back stabbers and everything else horrible. i do wonder where did all the good people go?
one of my favorite songs on the new album. & it's true.. where did all the good people go?
anyone else see a semi-relation to cookie jar.. about what we see on tv.. hmm
This song represents why Jack Johnson is the epitome of cool, and why he would rather surf and hang out at the beach then fall for the trappings of American celebrity. On top of that ,the song is so pleasant and relaxing to listen to. This guy is really such a unique talent and person and this is my favorite of his new songs.
yeah this songs about lack of decent people.... very true especially if you watch tons of reality tv....backstabbing mofos..... survivor, tar, apprentice, realworld....every single one of these so called reality tv shows display societies lack of ....decency..... i still love reality tv though lol.....
This song was actually written just after George Bush won the election. The lines "wrong or Resoulute but in the mood to obey' really reflect Jack' attitude well