Outside of a Small Circle of Friends

Oh, look outside the window, there's a woman bein' grabbed

They've dragged her to the bushes, and now she's bein' stabbed

Maybe we should call the cops and try to stop the pain

But Monopoly is so much fun, I'd hate to blow the game

And I'm sure it wouldn't interest anybody

Outside of a small circle of friends

Ridin' down the highway, yes, my back is gettin' stiff

Thirteen cars are piled up, they're hangin' on a cliff

Now maybe we should pull them back with our towing chain

But we gotta move and we might get sued, and it looks like it's gonna rain

And I'm sure it wouldn't interest anybody

Outside of a small circle of friends

Sweating in the ghetto with the colored and the poor

The rats have joined the babies who are sleepin' on the floor

Now wouldn't it be a riot if they really blew their tops?

But they got too much already, and besides, we've got the cops

And I'm sure it wouldn't interest anybody

Outside of a small circle of friends

Oh, there's a dirty paper using sex to make her sales

The Supreme Court was so upset they sent him off to jail

Maybe we should help the fiend and take away his fine

But we're busy reading Playboy and the Sunday New York Times

And I'm sure it wouldn't interest anybody

Outside of a small circle of friends

Smokin' marijuana is more fun than drinkin' beer

But a friend of ours was captured and they gave him thirty years

Maybe we should raise our voices, just ask somebody why

But demonstrations are a drag, besides, we're much too high

And I'm sure it wouldn't interest anybody

Outside of a small circle of friends

Oh, look outside the window, there's a woman bein' grabbed

They've dragged her to the bushes, and now she's bein' stabbed

Maybe we should call the cops and try to stop the pain

But Monopoly is so much fun, I'd hate to blow the game

And I'm sure it wouldn't interest anybody

Outside of a small circle of friends