Sooky State Of Mind (Cover) (Remastered)
This studio track fuses country rock pop with jazz and funk rock, anchored by falsetto male lead and lush four-part harmonies. Funk bass and punchy drums lock with congas, timbales, Rhodes, clean guitar, and accordion. 70's rock tonality and tight, clear production drive each section.
Sooky State Of Mind (Cover) (Remastered)
This studio track fuses country rock pop with jazz and funk rock, anchored by falsetto male lead and lush four-part harmonies. Funk bass and punchy drums lock with congas, timbales, Rhodes, clean guitar, and accordion. 70's rock tonality and tight, clear production drive each section.
Lyrics
Verse
Draft board letters in the trash can
Tie-dye bleeding on a flag out back
Preacher on the TV, selling fear and faith
Senator smiling through another cover-up act
I watched it all from a barroom booth
Told myself, Boy, you better learn the truth
Then I walked straight out on my American dream
Pre-Chorus
They said, Peace and Love, would change the world's heart
But the peace grew teeth and it tore us apart
I’m cutting my hair, I’m changing my name
I’m tired of playing your political games
Chorus
I got that sooky state of mind
Hard-earned heart, won’t toe that line
Beyond the Watergate lies and the riot-gear haze
I’m finding a way through these cynical days
But I ain’t dying for your alibi-No
Aww, Sooky-Sooky I’m still alive
Verse
Flower kids faded into parking lots
Trading peace signs for a time clock
Old war buddies talking in the VFW
Trying to drink down what they can’t quite say
The Summer of Love turned a cold winter grey
Nixon’s on the screen with lies in his eyes
While the protesters scream at the DC skies
Chorus
I got that sooky state of mind
Hard-earned heart, won’t toe that line
Beyond the Watergate lies and the riot-gear haze
I’m finding a way through these cynical days
But I ain’t dying for your alibi-No
Aww, Sooky-Sooky I’m still alive
(Twin Guitar Solo/Instrumental Break)
Bridge
Let the suits shake hands in their mirrored halls
Let the talk show saints draw their crooked lines
I’ll be on this porch with my own damn thoughts
Don’t need you heaven, I’ve had enough of your hells
I’m ringing my own Sooky-Sooky bells
Chorus
I got that sooky state of mind
Hard-earned heart, won’t toe that line
Beyond the Watergate lies and the riot-gear haze
I’m finding a way through these cynical days
But I ain’t dying for your alibi-No
Aww, Sooky-Sooky I’m still alive
Outro
The commune is empty, the acid’s gone cold
The stories they told are the lies that they sold
I don’t want a movement, I don’t want a crowd
I just want a record that plays way too loud
Sooky, Sooky State of Mind, ooooo yeah
(Fade out with Guitar Solo/ Piano, Flute)