Words and Music by John Harrington
Performed by Reggie Bannister
Copyright 1996 All rights reserved.

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As I head out on the highway
Comin’ out of my hometown.
From the Golden Gate, Clear across the state
Just how much has gone down.

Then I have to stop to have some coffee
As the truckers roll on by
On the open road I see fancy homes
Airlines in the sky.

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          You can see it in America
          With its freedom near and far.
          We’ve got Disneyland, and one night stands,
          And photographs of Mars.

As I turn into the mid-west
I can see her golden plains
Where all the pioneers in the early years
Saw the Red Man make his change.

Then I pull into Ohio,
The place where I was born.
But I turn my head, `cause the lake is dead
And my dreams have all been torn.

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As I pull into the East Coast
There’s a statue standing tall.
But a rising tide, on the New York side
Says she’s bound to take a fall.

But the fall may be a soft one
That her money just can’t buy.
I see rushing crowds, buildings in the clouds,
And a lack of human pride.

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