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Take a Minute to Think - Elliott Community

from BARKLY DESERT CULTURE by Barkly Desert Culture

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This film clip was created in Elliott as apart of the Desert Cultures Multi Media program in 2014. This clip discusses the effects of drink driving on their community. It was apart of a 12 month Barkly wide music mentoring program with young people across the Barkly region. Marc Peckham AKA Monkey Marc was there for six weeks working with the young men and Beatrice Lewis worked with the young women, helping create the music for this song. Sean spencer produced the film clip with the young people of Elliott.

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TAKE A MINUTE TO THINK

VERSE 1

DRINKING AND DRIVING ITS NOT RIGHT
YOUR LIVES AT RISK THAT ROAD AT NIGHT
CAN BE SO VERY DANGEROUS
WITH YOU LOT AND YOUR DRUNKENESS
DON’T GO SO FAST IN THAT CAR
YOU’LL CRASH AND ROLL AND ROLL SO FAR
BECAUSE YOU MOB WASN’T THINKIN STRAIGHT
YOU KILLED YOUR FRIEND NOW ITS TOO LATE
YOUR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS BACK HOME
ARE CRYING BECAUSE ONE LIFE HAS GONE
THEY LOST A SON, COUSIN OR BROTHER
NOW TROUBLE HAS STARTED BETWEEN EACH OTHER
YOU DRANK AND DROVE ON A GROG RUN MISSION
NOW YOU’VE WASTED YOUR LIFE AND YOUR FRIEND IS MISSIN
BECAUSE YOU WHERE SO OUT OF YOUR MIND
NOW YOUR LOCKED UP AND DOING TIME!

CHORUS

AS YOU REACH FOR THOSE KEYS
WHAT ARE YOU THINKING?
HAVENT YOU HAD ENOUGH?
WHAT PART ARE YOU FILLING?
ONE ACCIDENT CAN DESTROY A LOT OF LIVES
TAKE A MINUTE TO THINK
AM I TOO DRUNK TO DRIVE

VERSE 2

BE COOL DON’T BE A FOOL
DON’T BE A FOOL DON’T BE A FOOL
THE LAW IS THERE SO FOLLOW THE RULES
JUST FOLLOW THE RULES JUST FOLLOW THE RULES
DO NOT GO! DO NOT DRIVE!
DON’T DRINK AND DRIVE DON’T DRINK AND DRIVE
JUST BE A MAN AND YOU’LL SURVIVE
YOU’LL SURVIVE AND STAY ALIVE
1-2 DON’T GIVE THE KEYS
DON’T GIVE THE KEYS DON’T GIVE THE KEYS
3-4 TAKE A MINUTE PLEASE
TAKE A MINUTE PLEASE TAKE A MINUTE PLEASE
ASK YOURSELF ARE YOU TOO DRUNK TO DRIVE
TOO DRUNK TO DRIVE TOO DRUNK TO DRIVE
IF YOU STOP AND THINK YOU’LL STAY ALIVE
YOU’LL STAY ALIVE AND YOU’LL SURVIVE

CHORUS

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from BARKLY DESERT CULTURE, track released December 10, 2014
ELLIOTT COMMUNITY, MONKEY MARC, BEATRICE LEWIS, SEAN SPENCER

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