Lyrics The Madness of Crowds - Some Velvet Morning

The Madness of Crowds

The shopkeeper closed up
A town turns it’s nose up
He never cried when his mother died they say
Began with the rumors
Spread like a tumor
His choice of songs, it gave the game away
It’s only rock 'n' roll
It’s never gonna' change the world
Well I’m tired of this town
Another hero dies
The cheers are drowning out the cries
I look around at the madness of crowds
The shopkeeper moved on
A high-street improved on
But fingers point and heads begin to nod
The town grows suspicious
The gossip malicious
'Cos no-one here’s above the Law of God
It’s only kiss 'n' tell
I hear the Chinese whisper well
But I’m tired of this town
Another hero dies
And the tears are drowning out the cries
I look around at the madness…
I believe you’d like for me to be the same as you
Don’t you know that life could be so easy
But you see I don’t believe the things they say to me
To me it’s just madness gone mad
The story just plays on
McCarthy to Salem
You’re Communist or just a witch by day
Now let’s keep a vigil
And watch each individual
For signs that they may deviate or stray
It’s only rock 'n' roll
It’s never gonna change the world
I’m tired of this town
Another hero dies
And the tears are drowning out the cries
I look around at the madness of crowds