Love’s Illegal Now

Love’s Illegal Now, Love’s Illegal Now, Love’s Illegal Now
So don’t kiss on the street- they’ll knock you off your feet
And don’t make love in the park or you’ll hear their sirens bark
Don’t show your feelings nowhere or the Long Arm will go Pow!
Your feelings have not been certified and Love’s Illegal Now

Love’s trespassing now, Love’s trespassing now, Love’s trespassing now
Don’t go to see your girl, they don’t like that on their world
Follow the rules and obey, life is better the Bureau’s way
Don’t deviate from the routine or the Long Arm will go Pow!
Your circuit has been carefully planned and love’s trespassing now

Love’s sedition now, Love’s sedition now, Love’s sedition now
So don’t turn up your amps, they’ll throw you in concentration camps
And don’t beat your tom too hard- rock rebellion now is barred
Play patriotic music or the Long Arm will go Pow!
And don’t sing of love for anyone because love’s sedition now

Love’s verboten now, Love’s verboten now, Love’s verboten now
So feel free to go on a date with your State-inspected mate
We encourage you to breed children for the State’s need
So have sex the legal way or the Long Arm will go Pow!
And don’t get emotionally attached because love is evil now

Love’s Illegal Now
Love’s trespassing now
Love’s sedition now
Love’s verboten now

For complete control of mind, we keep watch all the time
If you need help from Above, go to the Ministry Of Love
So work hard for the Common Good or the Long Arm will go Pow!
And don’t kiss nothing but our leader’s ass and feel lucky
If they let you do that, now
Yeah, Love’s Big Brother Now!

Notes: Written, in part, as a commentary on how obtrusive government can destroy even love. Although originally written from personal experience, I adopted the ‘Big Brother’ theme from George Orwell’s novel ‘1984’.