Maiden Voyage

It was a maiden voyage
 She rode shotgun in the back
 We made snow angels in the motel tire tracks
 The traffic thinned, it parted just for us
 Through rain and wind, through ash and rust
 We saw the white dome, like a gleaming breast
 But our eyes were on the White House
 And to hell with all the rest
 The masses gathered drinking frozen margaritas
 At the 8th and G South East Capitol Hill Cantinas
 It goes like this
 You take your hand
 You lift it up and you put it on your heart
 And there you stand
 Singing, "This land
 Is your land
 This land is my land"
 A little body so packed with clothes
 Disappearing into hordes
 And lining up in useless rows
 Of three million people
 Ashamed and accused
 Scared to say where they're from
 Angry their name's been used
 I held my girl as she fell asleep
 At the noontime hour
 At the inaugural weep
 A man said to me, "You are living in the present moment"
 And I felt shut out, cold, tired and all alone
 It goes like this
 You take your hand
 You lift it up and you put it on your heart
 And there you stand
 Singing, "This land
 Is your land
 This land is my land"
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 The privileged held while the masses flowed
 Just like a mighty river running through my soul
 My girl cried for a flag
 Something she could understand
 And we marched through the street
 As I held her hand
 The new day's come
 Not just the golden dies
 As the giant sleeps under cumulus skies
 We sing and dance
 And scream our names
 Sleep the sleep of the weary
 And drive home again
 Honey, it goes like this
 You take your hand
 You lift it up and you put it on your heart
 And there you stand
 Singing, "This land
 Is your land
 This land is my land"
 It goes like this
 You take your hand
 You lift it up and you put it on your heart
 And there you stand
 Singing, "This land
 Is your land
 This land is my land"