Monster

Once the religious, the hunted and weary Chasing the promise of freedom and hope Came to this country to build a new vision Far from the reaches of Kingdom and pope

Like good Christians some would burn the witches Later some got slaves to gather riches

But still from near and far to seek America They came by thousands, to court the wild But she just patiently smiled and bore a child To be their spirit and guiding light

And once the ties with the crown had been broken Westward in saddle and wagon it went And till the railroad linked ocean to ocean Many the lives which had come to an end

While we bullied, stole and bought a homeland We began the slaughter of the red man

But still from near and far to seek America They came by thousands to court the wild And she just patiently smiled and bore a child To be their spirit and guiding light

The Blue and Grey they stomped it They kicked it just like a dog And when the war was over They stuffed it just like a hog

And though the past has its share of injustice Kind was the spirit in many a way But its protectors and friends have been sleeping Now it's a monster and will not obey

The spirit was freedom and justice And its keepers seemed generous and kind Its leaders were supposed to serve the country But now they won't pay it no mind Cause the people grew fat and got lazy Now their vote is a meaningless joke They babble about law and order But it's all just an echo of what they've been told

Yeah, there's a monster on the loose It's got our heads into the noose And it just sits there watching

The cities have turned into jungles And corruption is strangling the land The police force is watching the people And the people just can't understand We don't know how to mind our own business 'Cause the whole world's got to be just like us Now we are fighting a war over there No matter who's the winner we can't pay the cost

'Cause there's a monster on the loose It's got our heads into the noose And it just sits there watching

America, where are you now Don't you care about your sons and daughters Don't you know we need you now We can't fight alone against the monster

America, where are you now Don't you care about your sons and daughters Don't you know we need you now We can't fight alone against the monster

This is a song from 1970 written by John Kay and Steppenwolf. I think the words speak louder today than they did 34 years ago.

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