And rise again somehow
Cows out in the corn
Now come back Woody Guthrie
To listen to the radio
And I sat home in Tennessee
I'm wonderin' what it means
They cannot break our will
They'll be no more FDR's"
Come back Woody Guthrie
If you run into Jesus
They said, "He cannot seek another term
The barricades are goin' up
Rise up, old Joe Hill
There's foxes in the hen house
The unions have been busted
And a man can't get around
It's going straight to hell
Now I'm stumblin' through the haze
And thanked their lucky stars
Back in my travelin' days
Maybe he can help you out
And rise again somehow
And Martin Luther King
Come back to us, Malcolm X
You'd think that all was well
Just staring at the screen
But you and me and Cisco know
Gettin' into gear for four more years
Come back Woody Guthrie
Come back to us now
With an uneasy feeling in my chest
Now I'm stuck here in this town
Maybe he can help you out
I followed in your footsteps once
We're marching into Selma
So come back, Emma Goldman
And rise again somehow
But there's killers on the highway now
Tear your eyes from paradise
Now, come back to us now
So I sold my soul for wheels that roll
So come back Woody Guthrie
If you run into Jesus
Things not gettin' worse
As the bells of freedom ring
If you run into Jesus
Maybe he can help you out
So come back Woody Guthrie
Tear your eyes from paradise
Come back to us now
Somewhere I failed to find your trail
The Republicans drink whiskey neat
To us now
Their proud red banners torn
And tear your eyes from paradise
Come back Woody Guthrie
To us now
