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