"We Went Along With That"

This is sort of a companion piece to “What The Others Are Doing.” I remember writing them both late at night at the kitchen table in Medford. As I write this, I am listening to The Human League’s debut album, Reproduction, on Spotify. According to Wikipedia, it was recorded in 1979. Those were the pre-MTV days. By the time I wrote this song, MTV was an established media superpower, and was about to begin losing its focus as a music station. Also, by 1986, the music industry was already leaving me behind. My best window of opportunity was closing. I tried to pry it back open a few times, but the moment had passed.

We Went Along With That

© 1986 Brian Hutzell 

You read it in a book

And I saw it in a movie

Two people, one on one

First time, sudden love

Went home together

And they saw the same morning

One day, different sun

In a flash, all undone

We went along with that, though it didn't make any sense

Like a fallen acrobat, unbelievable incidents

We went along with that, we went along with that

Why, I don't know, but we went along with that

You took another look

And I checked the latest papers

Two people, you and I

In heaven till we die

Look here, we made the headlines

And I'll read about it later

Two chances, double win

Go for it twice again

We went along with that, though it didn't make any sense

Like a fallen acrobat, unbelievable incidents

We went along with that, we went along with that

Why, I don't know, but we went along with that

Can it be believable?

Is it feasible to please 'em all?

Do you hear the media?

Is it feedin' ya or eatin' ya?

You saw it in a book

And I heard in on the TV

One nation under god

One paradise for all

No more deadlines

From now on we got it easy

Two people in the snow

Making heat from the cold

We went along with that, though it didn't make any sense

Like a fallen acrobat, unbelievable incidents

We went along with that, we went along with that

Why, I don't know, but we went along with that