Irresistible Targets - John Stewart

Shoot out the moon in a midnight sky.

Shoot out the sun in a blackbird’s eye.

Shoot out a dream and don’t say why.

So it’s up to you and I

To beat our arms against the sky

And keep it flying.

Maria had a store on the boulevard.

For the barrio boys she worked real hard.

When the bullets fly in East LA

A bullet took her out today, out today.

Are they shooting down the Angels, yeah?

You can bet your life they are.

They’re irresistible targets, yeah?

They’re irresistible targets, yeah?

They’re irresistible targets, yeah?

For any shooting star

1968 it has that ring

Of RFK — Martin Luther King

Where a dream went down

On a hotel floor

Dreams are what we’re living for, living for.

Are they shooting down the Angels, yeah?

You can bet your life they are.

They’re irresistible targets, yeah?

They’re irresistible targets, yeah?

They’re irresistible targets, yeah?

To any shooting star

Shoot out the moon in a midnight sky.

Shoot out the sun in a blackbird’s eye.

Shoot out a dream and don’t say why.

So it’s up to you and I

To beat our arms against the sky

And to keep it flying.

Keep it flying.

So it’s up to you and I

to keep it flying

to keep it flying