George Scherer: Music

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CARPETBAGGER'S WIND
WRITTEN BY GEORGE SCHERER
COPYRIGHT 1995, GEORGE SCHERER

LATELY I'VE BEEN HEARIN' RUMBLIN'S OF A RESTLESS WIND A'BLOWIN' THROUGH THE SOUTHLAND
WE'VE TURNED THE TIDE OF THE CIVIL WAR AND DIXIE'S GONNA MAKE HER ONE MORE STAND
THERE'S LOTS OF MEN IN TAILORED SUITS WHERE THEY USE TO STAND AROUND IN OVERALLS
BUT AS THE WINDS OF CHANGE DIE DOWN, IT SEEMS NOT MUCH HAS REALLY CHANGED AT ALL

WE RAISED ATLANTA FROM HER ASH AND LORD SHE AIN'T QUIT GROWING SINCE THAT DAY
AND LORD KNOWS THE STREETS OF BIRMINGHAM AIN'T A SAFE PLACE FOR THE KIDS TO PLAY
WE'VE BUILT OFFICE PARKS AND MIGHTY MALLS, BUT LEFT THE SCHOOLHOUSE IN DISARRAY
WHILE THE CHILDREN SIT AND TWIDDLE THUMBS, THE ADULTS ARGUE ABOUT WHO'S ALLOWED TO PRAY

I HEAR PEOPLE TALKIN', SAYIN',
HOW THE SOUTH IS GONNA RISE AGAIN
BUT WILL IT BE A RESURRECTION,
OR JUST A BRAND NEW GUST OF CARPETBAGGER'S WIND

WE STRIPPED THE LAND AND RAPED THE SOIL, TO CASH IN ON THE TIMBER AND COAL MINES
AND WE DAMNED THE MIGHTY WATERWAYS TO LIGHT UP THAT OL' NASHVILLE SKYLINE
NOW THE COTTON FIELDS AND THE OL= STEEL MILLS ARE MOSTLY GONE WITH THE WIND
BUT AS THE WELFARE LINES GROW LONGER, IT SEEMS A NEW SET OF CARPETBAGGERS ARE MOVIN IN

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THE BLACK KIDS RAISE AN ANGRY FIST AND QUOTE FARRAKAN INSTEAD OF DR KING
WHILE THE WHITE KIDS WAVE THEIR REBEL FLAGS AND DEMAND THEIR MANIFESTED DESTINY
AND THE POLITICIANS FAN THE FLAMES BY DIVIDING EVERYTHING DOWN RACIAL LINES
IT SEEMS THAT THOSE WHO FORGET THEIR HISTORY
HAVE TO FIGHT THE SAME OL' WAR TIME AFTER TIME

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