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Something Going On
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Alternative Folk
Something Going On was released on October 21, 1991 by Flying Fish as a part of the album It Ain't Easy
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Release DateOctober 21, 1991
LabelFlying Fish
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Tom Paxton
Tom Paxton
Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
Bucky Berger
Bucky Berger
Drums
Dennis Pendrith
Dennis Pendrith
Bass Guitar
Chris Whitely
Chris Whitely
Harmonica, Pedal Steel Guitar
Kathryn Moses
Kathryn Moses
Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone
Graham Townsend
Graham Townsend
Fiddle
Colleen Peterson
Colleen Peterson
Background Vocals
Rodrigo Chavez
Rodrigo Chavez
Pan Flute
Ken Whiteley
Ken Whiteley
Piano, Acoustic Guitar, Background Vocals, Accordion, Electric Guitar, Organ, Dobro, Synthesizer, Triangle, Charango
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Tom Paxton
Tom Paxton
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Ken Whiteley
Ken Whiteley
Recording Engineer
Jamie Sulek
Jamie Sulek
Recording Engineer
Jeanine Hollingshead
Jeanine Hollingshead
Assistant Recording Engineer
Clive Allen
Clive Allen
Editing Engineer

Lyrics

My kid's got me worried
My kid is acting strange
He was always cheerful
Now there's been a change
We used to talk for hours
We ain't talking anymore
He'll sit and tap his fingers
Then he's up and out the door
My kid was a reader
He always had a book
You gave my kid a book to read
That was all it took
And now he don't read nothing
He don't even watch TV
He checks his watch time after time
And he hardly looks at me
There's something going on
The kids are walking away
If we don't help them now
There'll be some awful dues to pay
There's something going on
We might not get them back
The papers say this crack
Is killing a generation
My kid he was happy
He tore around the place
You'd always hear him laughing
With a grin across his face
Now he ain't much for showers
He forgets to comb his hair
He looks in your direction
But he doesn't know you're there
'Cause there's something going on
The kids are walking away
If we don't help them now
There'll be some awful dues to pay
There's something going on
We might not get them back
The papers say this crack
Is killing a generation
My kid's got me worried
My kid is acting strange
He was always cheerful
Now there's been a change
We used to talk for hours
We ain't talking anymore
He'll sit and tap his fingers
Then he's up and out the door
There's something going on
The kids are walking away
If we don't help them now
There'll be some awful dues to pay
There's something going on
We might not get them back
The papers say this crack
Is killing a generation
The papers say this crack
Is killing a generation
Written by: Tom Paxton
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