Motherland
Where in the hell can you goFar from the things that you knowFar from the sprawl of concreteThat keeps Crawling its wayAbout 1,000 miles a dayTake one last look behind,Commit this to memory and mind.Don't miss this wasteland,This terrible placeWhen you leaveKeep your heart off your sleeve
Motherland cradle me, close my eyes,Lullaby me to sleepKeep me safe, lie with me,Stay beside me don't goDon't you goOh, my five and dime queenTell me what have you seen?The lust and the avarice,The bottomless, Cavernous greed,Is that what you see?
[Chorus]Motherland cradle me, close my eyes,Lullaby me to sleep.Keep me safe, lie with me,Stay beside me don't go
It's your happiness I want most of allAnd for that I'd do anything at all,Oh mercy me!If you want the best of itOr the most of all, if there's anythingI can do at all
Now come on shot gun brideWhat makes me envy your life?Faceless, nameless, innocent,Blameless and free,What's that like to be?
[Chorus]
Don't go