Stavesacre
future history of the broken hearted
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You play the firing squad; IÂll be the target
IÂll just stand here broken-hearted and amazed
You are the angry mob, I hear you callinÂ
Your Straw-man Gallows swing with
hunger unrestrained
(Chorus)
YouÂve raped my eyes wide open
Now itÂs easy to see (itÂs easy to see)
How youÂd say IÂm guilty of treason
So un-American
Just donÂt call me blind
Reach over cotton fields; look past the jungles
Post-cards from Wounded Knee and burning desert hells
So long as you can sleep clear of your conscience
Leave future history to those who write so well
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I swear my allegiance to the memory
The shadow
Of a nation that could have been
I swear my allegiance to the memory
The shadow
Of a nation that never was
(Chorus)