There's a measure on our Oregon ballot to allow people who are in this state ILLEGALLY to obtain a drivers license. And despite the fact that the voters' pamphlet states otherwise, TSA has announced that this license will, in fact, allow the holder to board an airplane for domestic travel. Now, what could go wrong with that????
The thing about it is - I have lots of friends who have immigrated to this country and obtained their citizenship here LEGALLY. They had to wait years and jump thru a lot of hoops to attain that status. Now they find out that they coulda just sneaked in and waited for all that to be handed to them with no consequences for breaking the law. They're pissed about what they see as an injustice toward them, let alone toward our country and culture.
My question to my naysayers on this issue would be - how can my friends who came here LEGALLY from Mexico be racists because they like my song? Can you be a racist toward your own race? And since when is Hispanic a race anyway???
CAN YOU GET ME IN?
Words & Music by Bob Haworth
Copyright 2006 Three Cats Music, BMI
All Rights Reserved
WELL, I WROTE MY CONGRESSMAN TO LET HIM KNOW
THAT I’M THINKIN’ ‘BOUT HEADIN’ DOWN TO MEXICO
AND I WAS HOPIN’ HE COULD PULL SOME STRINGS
TO GET ME IN
YA SEE, I DON’T WANNA BOTHER WITH LEGALITIES
NO PASSPORTS OR VISAS, IF YOU PLEASE
I’M JUST ASKIN’ FOR THE SAME DEAL THERE
THAT WE GIVE THEM
CHORUS:
AND I SAID, “CAN YOU GET ME IN?
CAN YOU GET ME IN?
I MIGHT STAY FOR AWHILE AND PRETEND I’M A CITIZEN
BUT I DON’T WANNA LEARN THEIR NATIVE TONGUE
AND I WON’T PAY TAXES – THAT’S NO FUN!
I JUST WANNA START A BRAND NEW LIFE
IF YOU CAN GET ME IN”
NOW I PLAN TO TAKE THE WHOLE FAMILY
ALL MY COUSINS, MY SIBLINGS AND EVEN AUNT BEA
WE’D ALL LIKE JOBS AND A REAL NICE PLACE TO LIVE
I WANT MY KIDS IN AN ENGLISH SPEAKING SCHOOL
I WANT FOOD STAMPS AND HEALTH CARE – I’M NO FOOL
‘CAUSE ALL THAT STUFF IS MY PREROGATIVE!
CHORUS: SO, CAN YOU GET ME IN? …etc.
BRIDGE:
WELL, LAW AND ORDER ACROSS THE BORDER
IT DON’T MEAN A THING TO ME
IT’S SO EASY WHEN THE WHEELS ARE GREASY
JUST OPEN UP THE GATE AND TOSS AWAY THE KEY
NOW ON THE 4TH OF JULY I PLAN TO MAKE SOME NOISE
MIGHT THROW A LITTLE PARTY FOR ME AND THE BOYS
WE’LL GO WAVIN’ OUR AMERICAN FLAG ALL OVER TOWN
WE’LL DRINK BUD AND COORS AND HAVE BARBECUE
TALK BASEBALL, APPLE PIE AND MOTHERHOOD TOO
AND WE DON’T WANT THE LOCAL POPULATION
TRYIN’ TO PUT US DOWN
CHORUS:
SO CAN YOU GET ME IN? CAN YOU GET ME IN?
I MIGHT STAY FOR AWHILE AND PRETEND I’M A CITIZEN
BUT I DON’T WANNA LEARN NO ESPANIOLE
PRESS “ONE” FOR ENGLISH, THAT’S ALL I KNOW
I JUST WANNA START A BRAND NEW LIFE
IF YOU CAN GET ME IN
NOW PLEASE MR. CONGRESSMAN – CAN YOU GET ME IN?
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