Songs for
Best Friends

Track 1: Aftermath

At the height of war, we marched for peace
Boycotted stores for civil rights
We cleansed the city's air we breathed
And smashed its windows in the night
Fought poverty and length of hair
The joyride going we knew not where.
We fought the parents we became
And never stopped to learn we were the same

Heaven help us while we reigned
We kept up speed we kept up grass
Love for free was preordained
We screwed ourselves and had a blast
When "All You Need is Love," was sold
Did we grow up, or just grow old?

What will be the aftermath of our lives?
That we left a better world, or that we just survived?
What will be the aftermath of our song?
That we tried to change the world Or just went along?
Was Southeast Asia won or lost?

Are helpless billions still ignored?
Was every battle worth the cost?
Have we become what we once deplored?
Was equal justice ever won?
Or just a mantra we'd pause to hum?
Our children reaped what we have sown
Were their dreams fulfilled, or our chances blown?
What aftermath of hopes and dreams?
Why did we battle in the night?
So we could remake history
Or worry if our hair was right?
A hungry child awakes and cries
And never knows we knew the reasons why.

What will be the aftermath of our lives
That we left a better world, or will we just survived?
What will be the aftermath of our song
That we tried to change the world
Or just went along?
That we tried to change the world With a song.

© 2002 Shelterdog Music & Jonathan Hoffman (BMI)

Track 1: Aftermath
Track 2: The Singer-Songwriter Formerly Known as Me
Track 3: Our Chaperone
Track 4: I'm a Man
Track 5: Best Friends
Track 6: The Sox Finally Win the Series
Track 7: Blue Yellow Lab
Track 8: Sirota
Track 9: It Must Be Love
Track 10: Steal This Song
Track 11: Everyone's Miss South Eugene
Bonus Track: It's a Great Day to Be A Duck