| FORTUNATE SON Lyrics Artist(Band):Creedence Clearwater Revival
ooh, they're red, white and blue. And when the band plays "Hail To The Chief", oh, they point the cannon at you, Lord, It ain't me, it ain't me, I ain't no senator's son, It ain't me, it ain't me, I ain't no fortunate one, no, Some folks are born silver spoon in hand, Lord, don't they help themselves? oh. But when the taxman come to the door, Lord, the house look a like a rummage sale, yes, It ain't me, it ain't me, I ain't no millionaire's son, no, no. It ain't me, it ain't me, I ain't no fortunate one, no. Yeh, some folks inherit star spangled eyes, ooh, they send you down to war, Lord, And when you ask them, how much should we give, oh, they only answer, more, more, more, yoh, It ain't me, it ain't me, I ain't no military son, SON, NO It ain't me, it ain't me, I ain't no fortunate one, NO NO It ain't me, it ain't me, I ain't no fortunate one, no no no, It ain't me, it ain't me, I ain't no fortunate son, son son son If you find some error in FORTUNATE SON Lyrics, would you please submit your corrections to me? Thank You. Review about FORTUNATE SON Class Structure commentary | Reviewer: B Paine | 4/21/09 John Fogerty's chief message here is about the double standards of class structure in any society. England had the Lords & Dukes & Earls & other royals, which the American Revolution tried to break away from. Centuries later, America eventually replicated England's special privileges for different classes, but without the royals. It's not just about money either, more about "who you know" and who speaks on your behalf. Fogerty takes the side of the unconnected average Joe, because he "ain't no senator's son." Hippies were cowards | Reviewer: Anonymous | 3/15/09 Hippies were cowards then, and they have remained cowards to this very day. I am unsure if this is a result of far too many brain cells killed by excessive drug use or perhaps having parents that been through far worse and in an effort to make their kids lives better they simply gave them what ever the kid desired without question. Either way, former hippies/flower children are some of the most irresponsible human beings imaginable. We know them as liberal democrats fortunate son | Reviewer: ray zavala | 7/7/08 when i was in my late teens i just happen to be a us soldier in viet-nam. and believe me, i was in no way a fortunate son as were many of my buddies and now that i am in my sixties i suffer like you would not imagine. the same thing is happening in irag. so please, bring the boys home now. Credence Was So Wrong | Reviewer: Anonymous | 4/8/08 Yes. I too was in college in 69-71. Engineering. I remember sitting on the front lawn of the boarding home I rented, studying my calculus while the "hippies" protested at the college administration building across the street. You folks were wrong then and you are still wrong. We are still paying dearly for our cowardly retreat from Vietnam. My father's generation would lie about their age to join the military to fight for freedom and justice. My generation listened to Credence and became the first true generation of spineless traitors. Our founding father's said "Give me Liberty or Give Me Death" Americans today say give me my cool old Credence songs and security and please don't ask for sacrifice. You people are pathetic. But I don't care, because the chickens WILL come home to roost soon and when you have given away your freedom for comfort you will pay the price that George Orwell predicted. "The future of mankind? Imagine this. A steel jackboot stomping on a human face......FOREVER. Sincerely, Gary I remember - and still true today! | Reviewer: Robert | 3/26/08 It's still the unfinished business of my generation! From '68-72 I was in college, at protests, writing letters, etc. I had hoped that what we all did then ended this type of issue... but some of my generation became 'Enron', 'the Bush Administration' and so on... I remember the impact and boost this song (and others like "OHIO" and "CHICAGO") gave many of us - including VietNam Vets! Unfortunately, it's happening again. I'm a musician and our band has just decided to do this one. 'cause it's good. 'Cause it matters today! Maybe we 'Boomers' need to get back and finish what we started in the '60's. im am the fortunate one | Reviewer: Bob Dylan | 1/16/08 thanks having lyrics of senator son on your website Ineeded to copy it down on paper for my english class becuase my teacher needed songs about politics and something historical to right down on paper for a grade. great CCR | Reviewer: clemens dicken | 11/30/07 ...and this is what I experienced and shows the value: My 21years old son got infected by "Have you ever seen the Rain" as I was in the seventies - magnigficent. Later he told me that this is the song which always makes him think of me. Til then I was not really aware - but he is right. Fortunate Son was not a favorite of me in the past - but I agree with all others here - a great rock song with an outstanding rapport of music ans lyrics. amazing... | Reviewer: Dan | 11/5/07 I'm 26, a vocalist, I just heard the song for the 1st time, looking for some songs to cover. Came here to see the lyrics. It's amazing this song was written in 1969, and it's more powerful than any rock/metal/rap song nowadays. I'm from Croatia, a country with double standards, one for the snobs (they even get away with murder), and the other one for normal people. It seems like the story is repeating over and over again, everywhere. I ain't no fortunate son...nor would I want to be! Simple genius | Reviewer: Anonymous | 9/25/07 Most of the other reviewers comment on the lyrics and I agree 100%. They are deep and convincing. I would also like to praise the music. There are only 4 basic chords in this tune and some very simple lead but the song rocks more than most tunes that try too hard. This song is a perfect model of the ideal tune and songwriters have yet to make a science of this. wow | Reviewer: Anonymous | 8/6/07 since I was born I've heard this song ringin in my ear... eventhough at the beginin I didn't understand a word of English I really loved this song, I don't know why, but whithout knowing its meaning I could percieve how strong was its message.. today its the first time I read this song and I feel that its message is not only universal but also true... unfortunatelly, it seems that this reality is not going to change.. but at least there were artists that were brave enough for facing the world and saying.. you know what?.. this is what I see.. I feel ..I know... very different from the ones that we hear nowadays.. whose main concerns are parties ,cars and money. 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