United

Taken from "Suitcase 1" 2003

"I wanna keep you happy
I wanna teach you right from wrong
I wanna keep you near me
Here in a place where you belong

I won't hit you
I won't hurt you
I won't keep you from
The people that you trust
With faces that look just
Like us

I look into the future
Made up my mind and claimed my ground
Don't ever let you too far
Just be content with what we've found

Like statues that will never ever rust
I'm telling you now
We'll never run out
If you are my friend
If I've always got you
Then I'll never be blue
Love me 'til the end
The day is decided
And we'll be united
You know..."

A very merseybeat sounding record that would sit well on any "proper" Guided By Voices album. Love the guitar playing and melody of this song and its another one of those Pollard songs that creeps under your skin and you'll find yourself humming and singing it for days to come. "The Day Is Decided and We'll Be United". A glorious uplifting chorus.