"Weaker But Wise" featuring Jerry Wilder

Anti violence 1989 demo featuring Jerry Wilder (vocals/co-writer)RIP ... Showcased on "WPGC Homejams" (showcasing Washington DC local artists) Feb. 1992 Urgent musical plea for non-violent solutions Credits: Jerry Wilder, vocals, co-writer, co-producer; Skip Fennell, piano, horn arrangement; Lloyd 'Spider' Moore, guitar; Matt Allen, engineer, dat mastering Story Behind the Song Way back in 1989 I was with a few of my closest friends just relaxing and shooting the breeze. Jerry Wilder's wife Wanda was celebrating her birthday and Skip Fennell and I dropped by to join in the festivities. Anyway, somewhere in the conversation we came up with the idea of writing a song together. To make a long story short, a year later we completed this demo with the help of Matthew Allen and Lloyd ‘Spider’ Moore, two other long time buddies. The message of this song is as timely today as it has ever been that's for sure . Lyrics I hear shots in the night The story's on the news There was a girl wounded in the fight Her precious life we will lose Civilian plane shot from the sky And little babies die I don't know who is to blame? We all should be ashamed Fightin' over money and over land Young soldiers take a stand 'Round the corner 'round the globe No more patience no more Job Unjust law enforced with fire We got bombs for sale and guns for hire Tell me who is to blame? We all should be ashamed (Instrumental interlude) Non-violent demonstration teargas suffocation Flowing tears of senseless pain The grim reaper strikes again Air land and sea So much self-made misery I don't know who is to blame? Still we all should be ashamed Violence and crime On and on through the history of time Hoping for a new generation Who are weaker but wise Star wars handguns Star wars handguns Star wars to handguns everybody needs some It's just fear in disguise Can't we be weaker but wise? Star wars to handguns Everybody think they need some It's just fear in disguise Can't we be weaker but wise?