tis of Thee — текст песни (Ani Difranco)

tis of thee



They caught the last poor man

On a poor mans vacation

They cuffed him and confiscated his stuff

They dragged his black ass down to the station

And said, ok, the streets are safe now

All your pretty white children can come out and see spot run

And they came out of their houses

And they looked around

But they didnt see no one



My country tis of thee

To take swings at each other on the talkshow tv

Why dont you just go ahead and turn off the sun

Cuz well never live long enough

To undo everything theyve done to you

Undo everything theyve done to you



Above 96th street

Theyre handing out smallpox blankets so people dont freeze

The old dogs have got a new trick

Its called criminalize the symptoms

While you spread the disease

And I hold on hard to something

Between my teeth when Im sleeping

I wake up and my jaw aches

And the earth is full of earthquakes



My country tis of thee

To take swings at each other on the talkshow tv

Why dont you just go ahead and turn off the sun

Cuz well never live long enough

To undo everything theyve done to you

Undo everything theyve done to you



They caught the last poor man

Flying away in a shiny red cape

They took him down to the station

And they said, boy, you shouldve known better

Than to try to escape

I ran away with the circus

Cuz theres still some honest work left for bearded ladies

Since they put everyone in jail

Exceot the cleavers and the bradys



My country tis of thee

To take swings at each other on the talkshow tv

Why dont you just go ahead and turn off the sun

Cuz well never live long enough

To undo everything theyve done to you

Undo everything theyve done to you