ARE YOU BETTER OFF TODAY? — Have You Ever Seen the Rain — Creedence Clearwater Revival | Don Caron



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LYRICS to ARE YOU BETTER OFF TODAY

Gave themselves a big tax break
Of that there is no mistake
I know they did it in their last session.
Then a worldwide tariff war
There’s incompetence galore
They’ll go recall the Great Depression

I want to know
Have you seen their new catch-phrase
I want to know
Since they gave themselves a raise
Better off now they say

Exactly who is better off
They say it’s us I have to scoff
I know they added trillions to our debt
New yachts for the one percent
Bought some wars without consent
I know it all comes from your blood and sweat

I want to know
Have you seen their new catch-phrase?
I want to know,
As they shower themselves with praise
Better off now they say

Taking children from their folks
The border wall’s a boarder hoax
I know no good comes from an evil deed
Genocide in Yemen now
Since to Saudi we still bow
I know we’ll watch another country bleed

I want to know
Are you better off today
I want to know,
Who is better off this way
Yet better off now is what they say

SOURCE MATERIAL
Have You Ever Seen the Rain?
Songwriter(s) John Fogerty
Producer(s) John Fogerty
B-side «Hey Tonight»
Released January 1971

«Have You Ever Seen the Rain?» is a song written by John Fogerty and released as a single in 1971 from the album Pendulum (1970) by roots rock group Creedence Clearwater Revival.

Some have speculated that the song’s lyrics are referencing the Vietnam War, with the «rain» being a metaphor for bombs falling from the sky However, Fogerty himself has said in interviews and prior to playing the song in concert that the song is about rising tension within CCR and the imminent departure of his brother Tom from the band.

In an interview, Fogerty stated that the song was written about the fact that they were on the top of the charts, and had surpassed all of their wildest expectations of fame and fortune. They were rich and famous, but somehow all of the members of the band at the time were depressed and unhappy. Thus the line «Have you ever seen the rain, coming down on a sunny day.» The band split in October the following year after the release of the album Mardi Gras.

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