Safe Livin' in Dangerous Times
from Unfinished Business: The New AIDS Show
Presented by Theater Rhinoceros, September 1985
So many ways people die
Safe livin' in dangerous times
A car on the street
A bomb from the sky
Safe livin'
But living in fear is no damn fun
Watching my friends die one by one.
Don't be flip, it could happen to you
Doctors, lawyers, housewives too.
Help your lover, help your friend
Now's the time to lend a hand.
Chorus
Safe livin' in dangerous times
Safe livin' in dangerous times
Safe livin' in desparate times.
Bridge*
On me, not in me,
OK, so it's messy.
But who gives a damn
'Cause it's also so sexy
So on me, not in me,
It's hot, and it's safer that way.
I don't want to preach or sound like a fool
I don't like jokes, I don't want to be cruel.
Morality palys are not what we need
We gotta find a cure for this damn disease.
Chorus
Safe livin' in dangerous times
Safe livin' in dangerous times
Safe livin' in desparate times
*musical quote from Love Me Or Leave Me by Walter Donaldson and Gus Kahn
Copyright 1984, 2002 Karl Brown and Matthew McQueen
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