Fixing America In 500 Words Or Less Chapter 58 ANTHEM Is Drought Just Another Nail in the Family Farmer Coffin? click here if song fails to play in 6 seconds                 We were bold in our innocence, brave wild and free                 We had our own rhyme and reason of how things were to be                 We wanted our freedom and shot way past the moon                 Now we still sing our anthem but our heart's out of tune                       We rode Ezekiel’s wheel---Elijah’s chariot through the fire                       From sea to shining sea we filled up our heart's desire                       We plowed fields of plenty under freedom’s great rainbow                       Oh, why did you leave me, where did you ever go?                 America, America, our greed lies exposed                 Inner cities are wasteland, the heartland is foreclosed                 Is the great harvest ending?--These cruel winds of change blow                 Oh America, America, we'll reap what we sow                       We rode Ezekiel’s wheel---Elijah’s chariot through the fire                       From sea to shining sea we filled up our heart’s desire                       We plowed fields of plenty under freedom’s great rainbow                       Oh why did you leave me, where did you ever go?                 Is the great harvest ending?--These cruel winds of change blow                 America, why did you leave me, where did you ever go? * * Inspired by Frank Johnson, family farmer; Walker County, Alabama. Click Here to Go Back to Contents Click Here to eMail the Author Copyright © December 10th, 2019 by Richard Aberdeen. Copyright © December 10th, 2019 by Freedom Tracks Records. ( including from several earlier copyrights ) No part of this material may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including printing, photocopying, recording or by any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher and signed by the author. For inquiries, please contact Freedom Tracks Records.  The essays entitled Revolution and Revolution ~ Side B are open copyright and may be reproduced and distributed as desired.