lirik lagu martyn joseph - last night i heard america (2025)
[verse 1]
last night i heard america
the country of before
i traced its three chord atlas
from long beach to shenandoah
i sang galveston and in phoenix
and the lineman’s wichita
turned the pages of america
the journal of before
[verse 2]
last night i saw the highway strewn
with rusted chevrolets
route 66 has lost its kicks
and now it seems that it’s lost its way
please tell me that you do still know
the way to san jose
with the fireflies disappearing
over cape cod bay
[verse 3]
now you don’t board paul simon’s
pittsburgh greyhound anymore
or take the tom waits springsteen ride
down to the jersey shore
or walk with sweet gram parsons
down the streets of baltimore
last night i lost america
the country of before
[verse 4]
and the road trips i once took with you
from yosemite to maine
and the romance of the truck stop
the going~so~fast freight train
and the neon stark motel
on the mississippi plain
america, your boundless
and astonishing terrain
[harmonica solo]
[verse 5]
last night i mourned america
and how i thought it used to be
before that day manhattan
became a cemetery
has your soul been lost in transit
devoid of clarity?
last night i mourned america
and how it’s come to be
[verse 6]
come back home, america
withstand that bird of prey
who seethes in mocking opulence
inciting disarray
come back now to each other
a new independence day
come back home, america
before everything gives way
[outro]
come back home, america
before everything gives way
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