I was talking 'bout the state of the union How there's no one now in power thinking of me I was saying how we ought to try to fix it Find a leader who is not afraid to be Then a voice came out ...

If we're the flagship of peace and prosperity We're taking on water and about to fuckin' sink No one seems to notice, no one even blinks The crew all left the passengers to die under the sea ...

If we're the flagship of peace and prosperity We're taking on water and about to fuckin' sink No one seems to notice, no one even blinks The crew all left the passengers to die under the sea [Chor...

I was talking 'bout the state of the union ...w in power thinking of me ...en a voice came out of the darkness ...Saying "Tear the system down" ...How the policeman heard me ...en a voice came out of the darkness ...Saying "Tear the system down" ...ar it down; down to the ground ...I was wrestled of to one side of the theater ...cept a large amount of bail ...en a voice came out of the darkness ...Saying "Tear the system down" ...ar it down; down to the ground

If we're the flagship of peace and prosperit...The crew all left the passengers to die under the sea ...Countdown, to the very end, ...Ready aim, pull the trigger now, ...State of the union address, ...The words: power, death...Are read between the lines of the red, white, and blu...did nothing to stop the murder of a people just like

Take me back to the days of the foreign telegrams ...And the all-night rock and ... you know it's kind of funny ... you know you're in the largest state in the union ...Hey Girl, I think the last time I saw you...What was the name of that love song they... you know it's kind of funny ... you know you're in the largest state in the union

And the snakes are all shedding the light...I'm searching the crowd for a smile...In the ninth grade of Hell where I'm from...For the State of the Union Address...ressin' himself for the press...That the state of the union's a mess...And the point is...He's searching the crowd for a smile...In the ninth grade of Hell where he's fro...Well they came in the dead of the night...So I challenged the lead to the line...Searching the crowd for a smile...In the ninth grade of Hell where they're ...Well I'm searching the crowd for a smile...In the ninth grade of Hell where I'm from

If we're the flagship of peace and prosperit...The crew all left the passengers to die under the sea...Countdown, to the very end, ...Ready aim, pull the trigger now, ...State of the union address, ...The words: power, death...Are read between the lines of the red, white, and blu...did nothing to stop the murder of a people just like

Respect to the youths...on't you treat them the way you should...And I know all the things you hide...And I see all the things you do...we can't fight what the eyes can't see...Respect to the youths...on't you treat them the way you should...Respect to the youths...on't you treat them the way you should...It's like the people you want the...It's like you have the people under a spel...Talking to the people in a congres...It's the state of the union address...Respect to the youths...on't you treat them the way you should...Respect to the youths...on't you treat them the way you should...roadcasting lies on the television sreen...ed musically yours, the general sleepywonde...Respect to the youths...on't you treat them the way you should

The state of the union ...I got the feeling that you're...They say what's the word ...The world's troubles ...When in the course ...Of human events ...To take the water from the well ...And hey by the way ...The human event ...Is the party of the century ...And the price of admission

I got hands of gods ...Straight from the constitution ...I'm full of recklessness ...The state of the union I must address ...If you believe in the american way ...'re taking away all of our rights

And the Statue of Liberty waved him b...As he headed for the promised land ...took a few weeks on the out-of-work streets ...sweeping up the saloon ...rag would sail over the barroom rail ...From the docks to the railroad line ...o matter how hungry the hand that wrote ...Oh, the years went by like the sun goin' down ...slowly turn the page ... Joe looked back at the sweat upon his trac...o he headed out for the California shore ...So he joined the Industrial Workers of the World ...'Cause, The union was the only friend he had ...'Cause, The union was the only friend he had ...Now the strikes were bloody and the strikes were black ...In the dark of night Joe would sta...In the morning he would ra...In the morning he would ra... wrote his words to the tunes of the day ...To be passed along the union vine ...And the strikes were led and the songs were spread ... Hill was always on the line ... Hill was always on the line ...Oh, the proof was poor, but the sheriff was sure ...Joe was the killer of the crime ...That Joe was the killer of the crime ...de it 'cause he had the will to live ...de it 'cause he had the will to live ...Then the trial was held in a building of wood ...And there the killer would be nam...And the days weighed more than the cold copper ore ...Oh, strange are the ways of western law ...Strange are the ways of fate ...For the government crawled to the mine owner's call ...That the judge was appointed by the state ...Yes, The judge was appointed by the state ...But not for a union man ... one less singer in the land ... one less singer in the land ...On the last appeal, fell a...May the lord have mercy on ...May the lord have mercy on ...dent Wilson held up the day ...For nobody heard the soul searching word...Of the soul in the Salt Lake City jail...Of the soul in the Salt Lake City jail...Joe Hill up against the wall ...It's the life of a rebel that he cho...It's the death of a rebel that he die...It's the death of a rebel that he die...'Cause the court records all d...'Cause the court records all d...In every union hall ...In the dusty dark these wo...In between all the cracks upon the wall ...In between all the cracks upon the wall ...It's the very last line that...Good luck to all of you ...Good luck to all of you"

And the Statue of Liberty waved him b...As he headed for the promised land...took a few weeks on the out-of-work streets...sweeping up the saloon...rag would sail over the bar room rail...From the docks to the railroad line...o matter how hungry the hand that wrote...Oh, the years went by like the sun goin' down...slowly turn the page... Joe looked back at the sweat upon his trac...o he headed out for the California shore...So he joined the industrial workers of the world...'Cause, The union was the only friend he had...'Cause, The union was the only friend he had...Now the strikes were bloody and the strikes were black...In the dark of night Joe would sta...In the morning he would ra...In the morning he would ra... wrote his words to the tunes of the day...To be passed along the union vine...And the strikes were led and the songs were spread... Hill was always on the line... Hill was always on the line...Oh, the proof was poor, but the sheriff was sure...Joe was the killer of the crime...That Joe was the killer of the crime...de it 'cause he had the will to live...de it 'cause he had the will to live...Then the trial was held in a building of wood...And there the killer would be nam...And the days weighed more than the cold copper ore...Oh, strange are the ways of western law...Strange are the ways of fate...For the government crawled to the mine owner's call...That the judge was appointed by the state...Yes, The judge was appointed by the state...But not for a union man... one less singer in the land... one less singer in the land...On the last appeal, fell a...May the lord have mercy on ...May the lord have mercy on ...dent Wilson held up the day...For nobody heard the soul searching word...Of the soul in the Salt Lake City jail...Of the soul in the Salt Lake City jail...Joe Hill up against the wall...It's the life of a rebel that he cho...It's the death of a rebel that he die...It's the death of a rebel that he die...'Cause the court records all d...'Cause the court records all d...In every union hall...In the dusty dark these wo...In between all the cracks upon the wall...In between all the cracks upon the wall...It's the very last line that...Good luck to all of you...Good luck to all of you

And the Statue of Liberty waved him b...As he headed for the promised land...took a few weeks on the out-of-work streets...sweeping up the saloon...rag would sail over the bar room rail...From the docks to the railroad line...o matter how hungry the hand that wrote...Oh, the years went by like the sun goin' down...slowly turn the page... Joe looked back at the sweat upon his trac...o he headed out for the California shore...So he joined the industrial workers of the world...'Cause, The union was the only friend he had...'Cause, The union was the only friend he had...Now the strikes were bloody and the strikes were black...In the dark of night Joe would sta...In the morning he would ra...In the morning he would ra... wrote his words to the tunes of the day...To be passed along the union vine...And the strikes were led and the songs were spread... Hill was always on the line... Hill was always on the line...Oh, the proof was poor, but the sheriff was sure...Joe was the killer of the crime...That Joe was the killer of the crime...de it 'cause he had the will to live...de it 'cause he had the will to live...Then the trial was held in a building of wood...And there the killer would be nam...And the days weighed more than the cold copper ore...Oh, strange are the ways of western law...Strange are the ways of fate...For the government crawled to the mine owner's call...That the judge was appointed by the state...Yes, The judge was appointed by the state...But not for a union man... one less singer in the land... one less singer in the land...On the last appeal, fell a...May the lord have mercy on ...May the lord have mercy on ...dent Wilson held up the day...For nobody heard the soul searching word...Of the soul in the Salt Lake City jail...Of the soul in the Salt Lake City jail...Joe Hill up against the wall...It's the life of a rebel that he cho...It's the death of a rebel that he die...It's the death of a rebel that he die...'Cause the court records all d...'Cause the court records all d...In every union hall...In the dusty dark these wo...In between all the cracks upon the wall...In between all the cracks upon the wall...It's the very last line that...Good luck to all of you...Good luck to all of you

Look out of your windows, watch the skies ...Read all the instructions with b...We're the 51st state of America ...Our star-spangled Union Jack flutters so pr...Over the dancing heads of the merry patriotic cro...Tip your hat to the Yankee conqueror ...e got no reds under the bed with guns under...We're the 51st state of America ...Here in the land of opportunity, watch ...Because the corridors of power are an ocean ...We're the 51st state of America

Look out of your windows, watch the skies...Read all the instructions with b...We're the 51st state of America ...Our star-spangled Union Jack flutters so pr...Over the dancing heads of the merry patriotic cro...Tip your hat to the Yankee conqueror...e got no reds under the bed with guns under...We're the 51st state of America ...Here in the land of opportunity, watch ...Because the corridors of power are an ocean ...We're the 51st state of America

ad was a captain in the army ...Fighting the Germans in Sicily. ...So we went down to the Union Station and made ou...Got on the Dixie Flyer bound f...Across the state of Texas to the land of dreams. ...On the Dixie Flyer bound f...s and her family in the land of dreams. ... came to meet us at the station, ...little girl got off the train. ...key from a flask in the back seat ...Tryin' to do like the Gentiles do ...On the Dixie Flyer bound f...s and her family in the land of dreams ...On the Dixie Flyer bound f...Across the state of Texas to the land of dreams ...Across the state of Texas to the land of dreams.

This is the new world order...Of radical fears...The brotherhood of wisdom...Beneath the ever watchful eye...The angels of the temple fly...Turn the key walk through the gate...The great ascent to reach a higher state...A rite of passage...The final stage a sacre...Unlock the door and lay upon the stone...A rite of passage...Men of wealth and power...Are members of the trade...Like the rose and cross...An enigmatic union...Beneath the ever watchful eye...The angels of the temple fly...Turn the key walk through the gate...The great ascent to reach a higher state...A rite of passage...The final stage a sacre...Unlock the door and lay upon the stone...A rite of passage...Turn the key walk through the gate...The great ascent to reach a higher state...A rite of passage...The seven stars the rising sun...A rite of passage