Oh, America the beautiful
America the beast
Tell me, where are you heading?
I’m waiting at that wide-meshed fence
Out of sight of your vibrant cities
Wondering what I’m getting
All those dark town riots
Will they ever be ceased?
Where do all the warm winds blow
That once I did excitedly breathe?
I felt your pulse and praised your crown
From Coney Island to Santa Ana
To get some rest, I’m lying down
Under your scar spangled banner
America, you bright modernist star
America, you slave
Of your surveillance and your expectations
Your underground shaped me with its freewheelin songs
And with its charming cool cat detectives
But the past doesn’t offer any salvation
I guess you are stumbling
And honestly so do I
The country music station is fading out
Under that violent South Carolina sky
I felt your pulse and praised your crown
From Coney Island to Santa Ana
To get some rest, I’m lying down
Under your scar spangled banner
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