One Thing I Wanna Know

(What's so Funny 'Bout)
Peace, Love, and Understanding?

When Elvis Costello came onto the scene in the late '70s, me and my buds went NUTS over him. Is this the next Bob Dylan, or what? Equally adept with words, melody, rhythm and harmony, I think he showed himself to be one of the greats. This song encapsulates a lot of my feelings about the current situation. It's hard to believe it was written a quarter of a century ago.

Lyrics:
As I walk through this wicked world
Searchin' for light in the darkness of insanity.
I ask myself is all hope lost?
Is there only pain and hatred, and misery?

And each time I feel like this inside,
There's one thing I wanna know:
What's so funny 'bout peace love & understanding? Ohhhh
What's so funny 'bout peace love & understanding?

And as I walked on through troubled times
My spirit gets so downhearted sometimes
So where are the strong and who are the trusted?
And where is the harmony?
Sweet harmony.

'Cause each time I feel it slippin' away, just makes me wanna cry.
What's so funny 'bout peace love & understanding? Ohhhh
What's so funny 'bout peace love & understanding?

So where are the strong?
And who are the trusted?
And where is the harmony?
Sweet harmony.

'Cause each time I feel it slippin' away, just makes me wanna cry.
What's so funny 'bout peace love & understanding? Ohhhh
What's so funny 'bout peace love & understanding? Ohhhh
What's so funny 'bout peace love & understanding?
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