Phil Ochs
Phil Ochs
Philip David "Phil" Ochswas an American protest singerand songwriter who was known for his sharp wit, sardonic humor, earnest humanism, political activism, insightful and alliterative lyrics, and distinctive voice. He wrote hundreds of songs in the 1960s and 1970s and released eight albums...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionFolk Singer
Date of Birth19 December 1940
CityEl Paso, TX
CountryUnited States of America
reality umpires sea
Step outside the guidelines of the official umpires and make your own rules and your own reality.
regret men land
Comfort his family with a telegram, we regret to inform you we lost a man, but we gave him the highest medal of the land.
mother games lines
Mother Goose is on the loose, stealing lines from Lenny Bruce.
fire car people
Well I've seen travel in many waysI've traveled in cars and old subwaysBut in Birmingham some people choseTo fly down the street from a fire hose.Doin' some hard travelin'...from hydrants of plenty.
eulogy alive
So good to be alive when the eulogies are read.
inspirational victory can-do
You can do right or you can do what you are told. And the prize of the victory will belong to the bold.
men balance watches
In the courtroom, watch the balance of the scalesIf the price is right, there's time for more appealsThe strings are pulled, the switch is stayedThe finest lawyers fees are paidAnd a rich man never died upon the chair
world defeat absurdity
Even though you can't expect to defeat the absurdity of the world, you must make that attempt.
men jail gone
Show me the prison, Show me the jail, Show me the prisoner whose life has gone stale. And I'll show you a young man with so many reasons why And there, but for fortune, go you or I.
art struggle winning
It is wrong to expect a reward for your struggles. The reward is the act of struggle itself, not what you win. Even though you can't expect to defeat the absurdity of the world, you must make that attempt. That's morality, that's religion. That's art. That's life.
religious men years
In the town of Bethlehem many years ago, a man got religion and he changed the status quo.
protest truest
The truest protest is beauty.
reason treason
Call it peace or call it treason / call it love or call it reason / but I ain't marching anymore
love fall sky
Love is a rainbow curving down from the sky, falling crystals of color, shades of warm that never die.