Don't Let the Bahastahds Get Ya Down

love the song written by

Adrienne Shelly & Andrew Hollander

performed in vaudeville fashion

in a bittersweet, touching scene

in the quirky film I'll Take You There 1999

The Bastard Song
- Adrienne Shelly & Andrew Hollander

 

It's a world of suffering
In a sea of pain

No matter how much sun you bring
You're pummeled by the rain

So what's the use in getting up
And what's the use in tryin'?
And what's the use in listening
When everybody's lyin'?

Don't let the heartless get you down

Don't greet the heartless at your door

Don't live among the heartless

The life you lead just turns to shit

Your joy it falls to treason

There isn't any rhyme to it
There isn't any reason

Don't let the bastards get you down

Don't greet the bastards at your door

Don't live among the bastards

In this dead-end universe
Where there seems to be no grace
There are heavens on the map
There are humans in the race
There are people you can trust
When you need some decency
You can trust someone like you
You can trust someone like me

Don't let the strangers get you down

Don't greet the strangers at your door

Don't live among the strangers
My friend

Don't live among the strangers
The heartless
The bastards
My love...