State Of The Nation
You can walk, or you can runYou don't have to be someoneI went on a summer cruiseUpon an ocean born to loseMy brother said that he was deadI saw his face and shook my headCan you see where we can't beWe're losing our blood in the sea'Cause it's the state of the nationThat's holding our salvationYes, it's the state of the nationThat's holding our salvationOh, the state of the nationIs causing deprivationOh, the state of the nationIs causing deprivation
From my home I traveled farI drove in my stolen carWhen it broke down, I kissed the ground'Cause I don't kiss when you're aroundI don't find that I have beenThe portrait of an only sonIf that's the case, then who could tellWhere my story had begun?Cause it's the state of the nationThat's holding our salvationYes, it's the state of the nationThat's holding our salvationYes, the state of the nationThat's causing deprivationOh, the state of the nationThat's causing deprivation
Even now, I'm all aloneBehind a wall that's made of stoneI think about where we have beenAnd all the sights that could be seenI know it all could be worthwhileIf only I could force a smileNow we turn our backs to the seaThe shame of a nation we'll never beCause it's the state of the nationThat's holding our salvationYes, it's the state of the nationThat's holding our salvationOh, the state of the nationIs causing deprivationYes, the state of the nationIs causing deprivation