83 RIBBONS                                 © 2002 Acoustic Ross

I’ve got 83 ribbons
every color from here to there
One for every concern
but I never know which one to wear
I say just what I think 
(at least what I think I think)
I stand for my beliefs 
I stand for everything

I got the first ribbon for AIDS awareness
two was for abstinence
Three and four, pornography 
(one for and one against)
Five and six, drugs and alcohol
seven fur, eight for the environment
Nine is anti-smoking
ten ten ten ten for everything everything everything everything
(Eleven for plagiarism)

    Everyone’s gotta believe in something 
    but I can’t make up my mind
    Everyone’s got a cause to fight for
    and all of them are mine
    I've got a song in my heart and my heart on my sleeve 
    and I know one thing for sure:
    My cause is bigger than yours.

I buy a lot of records
but only if they’re benefit
I donate my parents’ money
but all of it’s nonprofit
I’m Sinead, I’m Sting, I’m the Cranberries
I’m Rage Against The Machine
I know my side will win one day
cause I’m on every team

    Everyone’s gotta believe in something 
    but I can’t make up my mind
    Everyone’s got a cause to fight for
    and all of them are mine
    I've got a song in my heart and my heart on my sleeve 
    and I know one thing for sure:
    My cause is bigger than yours.

I’ve got one each for the Bill of Rights
which brings it to 21
A green one for the rainforest
the blue one’s got something to do with guns
There’s one for every state in the union
nine for the Supreme Court
The last one’s for independence
cause I’m against any kind of support

    Everyone’s gotta believe in something 
    but I can’t make up my mind
    Everyone’s got a cause to fight for
    and all of them are mine
    I've got a song in my heart and my heart on my sleeve 
    and I know one thing for sure:
    My cause is bigger than yours.