My Dear Country
'Twas Halloween and the ghosts were outAnd everywhere they'd go, they'd shoutAnd though I covered my eyes I knew they'd go away
But fear's the only thing I sawAnd three days later was clear to allThat nothing is as scary as election day
But the day after is darkerAnd darker and darker it goesWho knows, maybe the plans will changeWho knows, maybe he's not deranged
The newsmen know what they know but theyKnow even less than what they sayAnd I don't know who I can trustFor the come what may
'Cause we believed in our candidateEven more, it's the one we hateI needed someone I could shake on election day
But the day after is darkerAnd deeper and deeper we goWho knows, maybe it's all a dreamWho knows if I'll wake up and scream
I love the things that you've given meI cherish you my dear countryBut sometimes I don't understand the way we play
I love the things that you've given meAnd most of all that I am freeTo have a song that I can sing on election day