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Remix; originally appeared on News From Around The Bend.
Listeners under 35, replace word "ribbons" with "plastic bracelets."

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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.

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from The Self​-​Improvement of Acoustic Ross, released December 16, 2014
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Acoustic Ross Tulsa, Oklahoma

Either Tulsa's funniest musician or its most musical comedian, Acoustic Ross has written & performed original AntiFolk/comedy music for 25+ years, released 7 albums, served as house musician/MC in carnival sideshow, & played nearly 400 shows in venues sizing from Cain's Ballroom to a school bus.

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