I Ain't No
by Joe Normal
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"I AIN'T NO" brings attention to the homeless community, offering a voice for the marginalized and downtrodden, while imparting a sense of empathy and understanding for those living hand to mouth on the streets.
Joe Normal plays a sad and reflective harmonica and folk guitar over a solid piano arrangement as he pushes back lyrically against authoritarian rejection, dismissiveness, and judgement with his powerful words "I ain't no enemy of the people... I ain't no criminal."
Originally included on Joe Normal's "Public Works" album, we encourage you to check out the entire album HERE: joenormal.bandcamp.com/album/public-works
WATCH VIDEO here:
youtu.be/ML17exlAaMg?si=zUM0xnz-mKc1E_Zs
youtu.be/ML17exlAaMg?si=zUM0xnz-mKc1E_Zs
"I AIN'T NO" brings attention to the homeless community, offering a voice for the marginalized and downtrodden, while imparting a sense of empathy and understanding for those living hand to mouth on the streets.
Joe Normal plays a sad and reflective harmonica and folk guitar over a solid piano arrangement as he pushes back lyrically against authoritarian rejection, dismissiveness, and judgement with his powerful words "I ain't no enemy of the people... I ain't no criminal."
Originally included on Joe Normal's "Public Works" album, we encourage you to check out the entire album HERE: joenormal.bandcamp.com/album/public-works
WATCH VIDEO here:
youtu.be/ML17exlAaMg?si=zUM0xnz-mKc1E_Zs
lyrics
I AIN’T NO ENEMY, OF THE PEOPLE
AIN’T NO ENEMY TO MYSELF
I AM JUST A FRIENDLY HUMAN BEING
AND I BELIEVE IN WHAT I WAS TAUGHT
AND I DO AS I WAS RAISED
SO I’LL GLADLY SPEAK UP AND OUT
WHEN INJUSTICE TAKES THE STAGE
GOT GOOD TIMES IF YOU WANT ‘EM GIRL
IT’S YOU ‘N ME ALL OF THE WAY
I AIN’T NO PUSHOVER, BABE
I WON’T PUSH YOU AROUND
SO DON’T YOU PUSH ME OUTTA THE WAY
I’LL KEEP ON PUSHING FOR THE GOOD
DESPITE ALL THE HATE
THAT SURROUNDS ON THE TV
AND FROM THE LIPS OF DECEIT
GOT GOOD TIMES IF YOU WANT ‘EM GIRL
IT’S YOU ‘N ME ALL OF THE WAY
WELL I AIN’T NO CRIMINAL
WELL I TRY MY BEST TO DO GOOD
DESPITE ALL THE RULES
AND I CERTAINLY WILL NEVER BE NO
GOVERNMENT FOOL
I WILL DO AS I WILL
AS MY FREEDOM DICTATES
WON’T BE CALLED “TYRANT” OF “LIAR”
OR PETTY POLITICAL NAMES
ALWAYS HOLD MYSELF ACCOUNTABLE
WHEN I MAKE HONEST MISTAKES
AS I STAND BEFORE GOD WHO ONCE
GOVERNED THESE STATES
THAT ARE NOW RULED BY FEAR,
THE ELITE, AND MANDATES
GOT GOOD TIMES IF YOU WANT ‘EM GIRL
IT’S YOU ‘N ME ALL OF THE WAY
GOT GOOD TIMES IF YOU WANT ‘EM GIRL
IT’S YOU ‘N ME ALL OF THE WAY
AIN’T NO ENEMY TO MYSELF
I AM JUST A FRIENDLY HUMAN BEING
AND I BELIEVE IN WHAT I WAS TAUGHT
AND I DO AS I WAS RAISED
SO I’LL GLADLY SPEAK UP AND OUT
WHEN INJUSTICE TAKES THE STAGE
GOT GOOD TIMES IF YOU WANT ‘EM GIRL
IT’S YOU ‘N ME ALL OF THE WAY
I AIN’T NO PUSHOVER, BABE
I WON’T PUSH YOU AROUND
SO DON’T YOU PUSH ME OUTTA THE WAY
I’LL KEEP ON PUSHING FOR THE GOOD
DESPITE ALL THE HATE
THAT SURROUNDS ON THE TV
AND FROM THE LIPS OF DECEIT
GOT GOOD TIMES IF YOU WANT ‘EM GIRL
IT’S YOU ‘N ME ALL OF THE WAY
WELL I AIN’T NO CRIMINAL
WELL I TRY MY BEST TO DO GOOD
DESPITE ALL THE RULES
AND I CERTAINLY WILL NEVER BE NO
GOVERNMENT FOOL
I WILL DO AS I WILL
AS MY FREEDOM DICTATES
WON’T BE CALLED “TYRANT” OF “LIAR”
OR PETTY POLITICAL NAMES
ALWAYS HOLD MYSELF ACCOUNTABLE
WHEN I MAKE HONEST MISTAKES
AS I STAND BEFORE GOD WHO ONCE
GOVERNED THESE STATES
THAT ARE NOW RULED BY FEAR,
THE ELITE, AND MANDATES
GOT GOOD TIMES IF YOU WANT ‘EM GIRL
IT’S YOU ‘N ME ALL OF THE WAY
GOT GOOD TIMES IF YOU WANT ‘EM GIRL
IT’S YOU ‘N ME ALL OF THE WAY
credits
released September 1, 2023
Written and Performed by Joe Normal
Recorded at Rockin' Rollers Studio
copyright 2023 Joe Normal
The Hutchinson Library / ascap
Written and Performed by Joe Normal
Recorded at Rockin' Rollers Studio
copyright 2023 Joe Normal
The Hutchinson Library / ascap
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Joe Normal Los Angeles, California
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Joe Normal® is a founding member of 80's Sunset Strip glam-
pop legends The Zeros. He's a co-writer on Sammy Hagar’s “Not 4 Sale” LP, and even recorded with punk icon Stiv Bators.
Compared to Cleaners From Venus, Paul Westerberg, and Jesse Malin, Joe Normal is an "Authentic underground storyteller with a Glam Rock heart." -Aquarian (NJ)
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