But you and me and most folks know
And rise again somehow
Back in my traveling days
Tear your eyes from paradise
So come back Mahatma Gandhi
And thanked their lucky stars
You'd think that all was well
An uneasy feeling in my chest
Now I'm stumbling through the haze
Tear your eyes from paradise
To us now
And if you run into Jesus
I'm wondering what it means
Come back to us now
Tear your eyes from paradise
To us now
And rise up, old Joe Hill
And rise again somehow
Now I'm stuck here in this town
Getting into gear for four more years
To listen to the radio
Staring at the screen
So I sold my soul for wheels that roll
As the bells of freedom ring
Come back to us now
And folks can't get around
The barricades are coming down
Maybe He can help you out
Come back Woody Guthrie
And Martin Luther King
I followed in your footsteps once
Come back Woody Guthrie
But somewhere I failed to find your trail
And if you run into Jesus
So come back Woody Guthrie
He cannot seek another term
And their proud banner's torn
A things not getting worse
I sat home in Tennessee
And cows out in the corn
So come back Woody Guthrie
And come back to us, Malcolm X
We're marching into Selma
The Republicans drink whiskey neat
There's foxes in the hen house now
And they cannot shake our will
Maybe He can help us out
Come back to us now
But there's killers on the highway now
It's going straight to hell
Come back Woody Guthrie
The unions have been busted
They'll be no more FDR
