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I sat down here a long, long time agoand listen to faces of people I seetake my eyes and make me strong againI am you and you are meand we can make believethat we can bealive againin the roots of the treesI was born far far away from herein bottles and nylon that line my bedroom floora liar's greed, a church man's creed simple's not simple like heart used to be so take me backto that old woodwhere we'd laugh and playwhen the world was still goodbecause that backyard never felt so far away from mewe were kings, we were soldiers on the blacktop tonightand now it seems that we've left there foreverplease don't let me fall from graceO Captain, My Captain this compass is crackedthe stars keep on spinning, I can't find my way backSongtextebut I can tell you this said the shotgun to the headthe side that's got more bullets is the side that's gonna winSo soldier keep loading those kids into the shipdrapped in stars and stripes, we'll pretend we give a shitand keep droning away with our own wasted timeto stumble to the bars so I can drink myself blindwhile the television sells me things that I don't needbut we keep buying anyway and act like we're freeand though Jesus was a carpenter we nailed to a crossthey serve me salvation in their jewel incrested glasswe're catalogedgood friend won't you sit here awhile with mebrother, don't you get too fargood friend won't you whisper secrets to mebrother, always stay free Aus Songtexte Mania