Writer(s) : EDMONTON, JERRY / KAY, JOHN Artist: Steppenwolf Monster Once the religious, the hunted and weary Chasing the promise of freedom and hopeCame to this country to build a new visionFar from the reaches of Kingdom and pope Like good Christians some would burn the witchesLater some got slaves to gather richesBut still from near and far to seek AmericaThey came by thousands, to court the wildBut she just patiently smiled and bore a childTo be their spirit and guiding lightAnd once the ties with the crown had been brokenWestward in saddle and wagon it went And till the railroad linked ocean to ocean Many the lives which had come to an endWhile we bullied, stole and bought a homelandWe began the slaughter of the red manBut still from near and far to seek AmericaThey came by thousands to court the wildBut she just patiently smiled and bore a childTo be their spirit and guiding lightThe Blue and Grey they stomped itThey kicked it just like a dog And when the war was over They stuffed it just like a hogAnd though the past has its share of injustice Kind was the spirit in many a way But its protectors and friends have been sleepingNow its a monster and will not obey The spirit was freedom and justiceAnd its keepers seemed generous and kind ((Its leaders were supposed to serve the country But now they wont pay it no mind Cause the people grew fat and got lazyNow their vote is a meaningless joke They babble about law and order But its all just an echo of what theyve been told Yeah))), theres a monster on the looseIts got our heads into the nooseAnd it just sits there watchinThe cities have turned into jungles And corruption is stranglin the land The police force is watching the people And the people just cant understand We dont know how to mind our own businessCause the whole worlds got to be just like us Now we are fighting a war over thereNo matter whos the winner we cant pay the costCause theres a monster on the loose Its got our heads into the noose And it just sits there watchinAmerica, where are you nowDont you care about your sons and daughters Dont you know we need you nowWe cant fight alone against the monsterAmerica, where are you nowDont you care about your sons and daughters Dont you know we need you nowWe cant fight alone against the monster
Posted on: Wed, 16 Oct 2013 05:17:08 +0000
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