usa

its coming through a hole in the air
from those nights in tiananmen square
its coming from the field
that this ain't exactly real
or its real
but it ain't exactly there

from the wars against disorder
from the sirens night and day
from the fires of the homeless
from the ashes of the gay

democracy is coming to the usa

its coming from the sorrow in the street
the holy places where the razors meet
from the homicidal bitchin
that goes on in every kitchen
to determine who will serve
and who will eat

its coming to america first
the cradle of the best
and of the worst

its here they've got the range
and the machinery of change
and its here they've got the spiritual thirst

its here the family's broken
and its here the lonely say
that the heart has got to open
in a fundamental way

democracy is coming to the usa

i'm sentimental
if you know what i mean
i love the country
but i can't stand the scene

and i'm neither left or right
i'm just staying home tonight
gettin lost in that hopeless little screen

and i'm stubborn as those garbage bags
that time cannot decay
i'm junk
but i'm still holdin up
this little wild bouquet

democracy is coming to the usa

sail on
sail on oh mighty ship of state

to the shores of need
past the reefs of greed
through the squalls of hate

sail on
sail on