Naming Names from metrics by bearfffbear

Naming Names

Verse 1
John Rechy told us to fuck any man
That came into our way,
Then he wrote it up in novels
And called himself a writer, what a cunt!

John Rechy told us not to do S&M
Because gay liberation meant freedom not bondge,
And a being tied up is no liberation at all
If it means you have to conform, he said
I'm not going to wear a straitjacket for you.

Chorus:
Well, I wear a label every day –
It’s not what I want to be,
It’s what I am – my name, that’s me,
And I demand respect for the recognition
of that small thing.


Verse 2
Tom Robinson told us to sing
if we were glad to be gay,
then he was married to a woman
and called himself bi, what a cunt!

Tom Robinson changed the lyrics to his only hit
Well if gay liberation means freedom for all,
Then a label is no liberation at all.
I'm here and I'm queer and do what I do,
I'm not going to wear a straitjacket for you.

Chorus:
Well, I wear a label every day –
It’s not what I want to be,
It’s what I am – my name, that’s me,
And I demand respect for the recognition
of that small thing.


Verse 3
Michael Thomas Ford told us how to
Look at ourselves
So long as we had a six pack and pecs
Well, some of us don’t – what a cunt

Michael Thomas Ford mixed up serious fun
Yet if gay liberation means freedom for all,
It’s a label for bears or no liberation at all.
Every book makes fun of at least one fatty,
And he won’t wear a corset for you.

Chorus:
And, I wear a label every day –
It’s not what I want to be,
It’s what I am – my name, that’s me,
And I demand respect for the recognition
of that small thing.


Verse 4
Chris Mounsey tells us we should just be
To find ourselves in our fun with others
Thru his blindness he teaches us how to see,
Because some of us don’t.

Chris Mounsey does it seriously
Because if gay liberation means freedom for all,
It cannot be a label because we are all different
Each one’s life tells a tale, just one tale,
So we can’t wear a straitjacket to be ourselves.

Chorus:
Well, I wear a label every day –
It’s not what I want to be,
It’s what I am – my name, that’s me,
And I demand respect for the recognition
of that small thing.

• Alternative
• Punk
• bearmusic
• homopop
• rock
• London