What Are Their Names

Album: If I Could Only Remember My Name (1971)
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  • [Instrumental (Electric Guitars)]
    I wonder who they are
    The men who really run this land
    And I wonder why they run it
    With such a thoughtless hand
    What are their names
    And on what streets do they live
    I'd like to ride right over
    This afternoon and give
    Them a piece of my mind
    About peace for mankind
    Peace is not an awful lot to ask
    [Instrumental Ending (Electric Guitars)] Writer/s: DAVID CROSBY
    Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT US, LLC
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Comments: 2

  • Moses from EarthBought 8-track in 1971, have had at least 2 recordings to this day (2020). Cherish it!
  • Mike from Atlanta, GaCan't wait to see some of David's tunes here sfter reading his two books! If you want to know what CSNY and David are about, you need to read" Long Time Gone" and "Since Then". And only then, will you understand Crosby and his time with Nash, Stills and Young. Mike
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