Story Behind The Song
We felt frustrated about the American public being helpless to the whims of the rich and powerful.
Song Description
Everyone can claim the validity of this song's subject...it's the have's against the have-not's.
| Song Length |
4:23 |
Genre |
Rock - Classic, Blues - Rock |
| Tempo |
Slow (71 - 90) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Uptight, Tense |
Subject |
Poverty, Frustration |
| Similar Artists |
Lynyrd Skynyrd, The James Gang |
Language |
English |
Lyrics
I WANT MY COUNTRY BACK
music and words by Sam Cooper, Jimmy Copens, James Reed, Phillip Mikula ©2011
615-469-4067 jericat@yahoo.com
George Jones, Curtis Loew,
Man I miss the Man In Black,
Beauty queens, Levi's jeans,
I want my country back,
Just gimme my country back.
Politics, lobbyists,
Honesty is what they lack,
Broken homes, bankrupt loans,
I want my country back,
Just gimme my country back.
(chorus)
Don't take my freedom away,
Don't tell me how to pray,
I have a right to say I think something's wrong.
This ain't no black or white,
No left, no right,
And D.C., they don't know jack,
And I want my country back.
Just gimme my country back.
Billionaires, they don't care,
If the working man falls through the crack,
High gasoline, and more meth-amphetamines,
I want my country back,
Just gimme my country back.
(chorus)
Don't take my freedom away,
Don't tell me how to pray,
I have a right to say I think something's wrong.
This ain't no black or white,
No left, no right,
And D.C., they don't know crap,
And I want my country back.
Gimme my country back.
(repeat 1st chorus and then vamp out with last lines)