The Migrant Mother Lyrics

The cold finally broke this morning It's quiet on the dock The sun feels so close and warming The air is heavy I'm dreaming of a life I can't afford The ground starts to tremble b...Read Full Lyrics

You won't miss the water 'til the well runs dry Can't appreciate the taste with a bountiful supply Don't know what it's like to live until you barely survive I don't know what it's...Read Full Lyrics

You can reach for your service pistol By the time you get it I'm betting that this will be over and done with Leave your badge and your gun You won't be coming home tonight Becaus...Read Full Lyrics

The wingspan of my exploits is vast as the sea Familiar commencement, familiar routine As my Mother lay dying, my Father would scream "Son, do you dream the American dream?" Oh no,...Read Full Lyrics

Oh what a typical story Contested site, the Americas With treaties broken, the same sad token Torn and repaired it with paraffin Disembodied heads Disembowel the earth A monument ...Read Full Lyrics

The hapless hills of Hollywood Hide halfhearted happiness A hardened heroine hangs her head Hear her hyperventilate Here her hands had hammered home Her half-written history With...Read Full Lyrics

Once I built a railroad, I made it run I made it race against time Once I built a railroad, but now it's done Brother, can you spare a dime? Once I built a railroad, I made it run...Read Full Lyrics