Story Behind The Song
Watching the news and wondering if this had ever happend before in the U.S.
Song Description
Helping out our allies in WWI and WWI put us on the moral highground for the 20th century. Did we lose the moral high gournd in Iraq? Have we been aggressors before and created events to go to war. Check out the bombing of the battlship Maine which pro
| Song Length |
3:23 |
Genre |
Folk - Traditional, Folk - General |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Disturbed, Poignant |
Subject |
War, Politics |
| Similar Artists |
Bob Dylan, Neil Young |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
As I look out my window
Across the open sea
Thinking ?bout my country
And what it?s come to be
I couldn?t help but wonder why?
I couldn?t help but start to cry.
Defenders of democracy
We had often been
From World War I to World War II including Vietnam
Aggressors we were rarely known
The moral high ground was ours alone.
But now we?re slipping in this game
Plans and results ain?t quite the same
Makes me think of the good ship ?Maine?
Oh nothings changed. Nothings changed.
You could write a letter
And put it in the mail
Telling me how things are good
And how you never fail.
But later on alone at night
You?d sit right down and start to cry.