"15 Million Light Years Away" lyrics - SHOOTER JENNINGS

SHOOTER JENNINGS
"15 Million Light Years Away"
(Jim "Dandy" Mangrum / Ricky Lee Reynolds / Charles "Buddy" Smith)

Well, we tried and tried to get it right
Come close a few times too
But lunatics run the asylum
And animals run the zoo

Criminals are heroes
Police break the law
And philosophers are all finding out
They don't know nothing at all, no

One day we're gonna get ourselves together
Just when, I don't know, I can't say
It may be tomorrow, it may be today
Or 15 million light-years away
Or 15 million light-years away

The man who makes the rules
Throws a smile your way
Lies to you once again
When right is wrong, and wrong is right
The whole damn world is in a spin

One day we'll finally get ourselves together
Just when, I don't know, I can't say
It may be tomorrow, it may be today
Or 15 million light-years away
Or 15 million light-years away

The world ain't what it should be
Humanity ain't humane
And the good Lord give the free will
To make the same mistakes again

Well, we tried and tried to get it right
Come close a few time too
With that in mind it seems very strange
There's one thing, maybe two
Lunatics run the asylum
And animals run the zoo

One day we're gonna get ourselves together
Just when, I don't know, I can't say
Well, where there's a will there's a way
It may be tomorrow, it could be today
Or 15 million light-years away
Yeah, 15 million light-years away
Oh, 15 million light-years away
Oh, 15 million light-years away