The Ballad of O.J. Simpson
Demo version recorded in Feb. 1995,
written during the weeks of the trial in 1994,
first released on The Things We Will Never Know EP in 1997
OJ Simpson, what if you were white?
OJ Simpson, would there be delight?
OJ Simpson, did you kill Nicole?
OJ Simpson, thats how the story goes
OJ Simpson, on the witness stand
those gloves fit your hand
OJ Simpson, I just don't want to hear it
guilty but you won't admit it
they all think that you were framed
I think it is such a shame
everyone seems so brainwashed
can the media count the cost?
OJ Simpson, if they would match the hair
OJ Simpson, they'll know that you were there
OJ Simpson, you didn't go to
when your alibi is full of lies
Lets remember, Mark Furghman ain't on trial
come one people, make me smile
and convict OJ, because he is the one
guilty son of a gun
behind your suit, the smile of a killer
there's so much proof but you're gonna walk
until the truth comes out in the end
that you did it, and you know
solo
Michael Jackson, and those little kids
Michael Jackson, its so obvious
Jeffrey Doehmer, did they go to waste?
Jeffrey Doehmer, how did they taste?
so what is the point of this song?
they all got away with it, and its wrong
and so will OJ, thats all I have to say
Note:
I wrote this long
before the verdict was given. No, I am not racist. I am concerned though, this
stupid fascination with trials like this shows the entire planet that the
With his recent book scandal, this song has relevance again (How I would Have Done It if I did Do It), seems guilty to me. After all this time, our culture still glorifies eccentric and unacceptable behavior from celebrities (Paris Hilton, Britney, Lohan, MJ, Anna Nicole, etc...)
