Jake Clemons - Democracy Lyrics

Democracy

Verse 1:
It's coming from a hole in the air,
From those nights in Tian'anmen Square,
It's coming from the feel, this ain't exactly real,
Oh, it's real, but it ain't exactly there,
From the wars against disorder, from the sirens night and day,
From the fires of the homeless and the ashes of the gay,
Democracy is coming to the USA

Verse 2:
It's coming from the sorrow in the street,
The holy places where the races meet,
From the homicidal bitchin', that goes down in every kitchen,
To determine who will serve and who will eat,
From the wells of disappointment, where the women kneel to pray,
For the grace of God in the desert here and the desert far away,
Democracy is coming to the USA

Chorus:
Sail on, sail on,
O mighty ship of state,
To the shores of need,
Past those reefs of greed,
Through the squalls of hate,
Sail on, sail on, sail on

Verse 3:
It's coming to America first,
The cradle of the best and of the worst,
It's here they've got the range and the machinery for change,
And it's here they've got the spiritual thirst,
It's here the family's broken and it's here the lonely say,
That the heart has got to open in a fundamental way,
Democracy is coming to the USA

Chorus:
Sail on, sail on,
O mighty ship of state,
To the shores of need,
Past those reefs of greed,
Through the squalls of hate,
Sail on, sail on, sail on

Verse 4:
I'm sentimental, if you know what I mean,
I love the country but I can't stand the scene,
And I'm neither left or right, I'm just staying home tonight,
Getting lost in this hopeless little screen,
I'm stubborn as those garbage bags that time cannot decay,
I'm junk but I'm still holding up this little wild bouquet,
Democracy is coming to the USA

Chorus:
Sail on, sail on,
O mighty ship of state,
To the shores of need,
Past those reefs of greed,
Through the squalls of hate,
Sail on, sail on, sail on

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