Lyrics

WHERE IS THE LAND

THE OLD ROCKIN CHAIR SQUEEKS
THE OLD MAN HE SPEAKS
TO THE WIND - FROM BEHIND A BLANK STARE
WELL I'VE WORKED ON THE LAND
I'VE TOILED WITH THESE HANDS
WEATHERED A COUPLE OF STORMS
BUT THESE GREY CITY HALLS
THESE NURSING HOME WALLS
ARE WHERE I'M BOUND TO SPEND MY LAST DAYS

CHORUS TRACING THE COUNTRY
FROM FARMLAND TO SLUM
WATCHIN IT SLIP RIGHT AWAY
SEEIN FREEWAYS AND FACTORIES
AND CORPORATIONS
EAT UP THE LAND I ONCE LOVED
WHERE IS THE LAND I ONCE LOVED

I'VE BEEN TO MORE RODEOS
THAN YOU'D CARE TO KNOW
I'VE SEEN STATE FAIRS
WITH COUNTRY DISPLAYS
BUT THE GALLERY WALLS
AND THE CLEAN STERILE STALLS
DON'T CARRY THE CHARM
THEY ONCE HAD

Bridge
THERE ONCE WAS A TIME
WHEN A MAN WAS A MAN
AND A MANS WORD
WAS GOOD AS HIS GOLD
THE BANK WAS IN TOWN
AND THE BANKERS CAME 'ROUND
JUST TO BE A GOOD NEIGHBOR TO YOU

CHORUS
TRACING THE COUNTRY
FROM FARMLAND TO SLUM
WATCHIN IT SLIP RIGHT AWAY
SEEIN FREEWAYS AND FACTORIES
AND CORPORATIONS
EAT UP THE LAND I ONCE LOVED
WHERE IS THE LAND I ONCE LOVED
WHERE IS THE LAND I ONCE LOVED

© J. Cantale