The City

Once upon a time there was a city
Not too long ago not far from here
And no one in the whole damn town
Knew what the hell was going down
And most of them did not want to know
Most of them did not want to know

As one man rose above the rest
To put his theory to the test
They all saw what he could see but felt
They alone should be free
So they took him out and nailed him to a tree
They took him out and nailed him to a tree

I'm gonna dig myself a hole
Way down in the ground
I'm gonna hide inside until I find
They've burned the city down
They've burned the city down

They took off to see what they could see
And sailed their big ships across the sea
They found a wise and a spiritual man
So they killed him and they took his land
And they named it the land of the free
They named it the land of the free

I'm gonna dig myself a hole
Way down in the ground
I'm gonna hide inside until I find
They've burned the city down
They've burned the city down

So if you seem to recognize my city
I didn't make it up to bring you down
Because if you look really closely now
You'll find your city and my city and every town

And if this truly was a government of the people
By and for the people
Then ain't it strange we can't change
One damn thing

And though we may not all always agree
Maybe someday we can all be free to disagree
Peacefully
Peacefully

Until then I'm gonna dig myself a hole
Way down in the ground
I'm gonna rise at night to light the fire
That burns your city down
Burn your city
Burn your city
Burn your city down
Burn your city
Burn your city
Burn your city down