|
I was born and raised an orphan |
|
In a land that once was free |
|
In a land that poured its love out on the moon |
|
And I grew up in the shadows |
|
Of your silos filled with grain |
|
But you never helped to fill my empty spoon |
|
And when I was ten you murdered law |
|
With courtroom politics |
|
And you learned to make a lie sound just like truth |
|
But I know you better now |
|
And I don't fall for all your tricks |
|
And you've lost the one advantage of my youth |
|
You kill a black man at midnight |
|
Just for talking to your daughter |
|
Then you make his wife your mistress |
|
And you leave her without water |
|
And the sheet you wear upon your face |
|
Is the sheet your children sleep on |
|
At every meal you say a prayer |
|
You don't believe but still you keep on |
|
And your money says in God we trust |
|
But it's against the law to pray in school |
|
You say we beat the Russians to the moon |
|
And I say you starved your children to do it |
|
You are far across the ocean |
|
But the war is not your own |
|
And while you're winning theirs |
|
You're gonna lose the one at home |
|
Do you really think the only way |
|
To bring about the peace |
|
Is to sacrifice your children |
|
And kill all your enemies |
|
The politicians all make speeches |
|
While the news men all take note |
|
And they exaggerate the issues |
|
As they shove them down our throats |
|
Is it really up to them |
|
Whether this country sinks or floats |
|
Well I wonder who would lead us |
|
If none of us would vote |
|
Well my phone is tapped and my lips are chapped |
|
From whispering through the fence |
|
You know every move I make |
|
Or is that just coincidence |
|
Well you try to make my way of life |
|
A little less like jail |
|
If I promise to make tapes and slides |
|
And send them through the mail |
|
And your money says in God we trust |
|
But it's against the law to pray in school |
|
You say we beat the Russians to the moon |
|
And I say you starved your children to do it |
|
You say all men are equal all men are brothers |
|
Then why are the rich more equal than others |
|
Don't ask me for the answer I've only got one |
|
That a man leaves his darkness when he follows the Son |
