[Verse 1] Hey there, son of Adam Hey there, daughter of Eve Help me sing this tear gas riot song For some freshfaced police They wont even know what hit em When they lift their Roman shades And the peoples sun comes pouring in On a brand new day [Verse 2] You who dammed the river You changed our mountains name First we want Denali back Then were taking over Washington state You get death as a consolation You know only hate and rage You paid a dowry for your child bride And now shes living like a slave [Verse 3] A prayer came down the wire It was all in the enemys code You couldnt figure out what mercy meant So you did like you were told When they finally sent the doctors Once the fireball went out There was nothing left but the cockroaches And a movie with no sound [Chorus] What good, what good are you With your Cherokee trail and your Roosevelt Room? What good, what good are you With your Seneca plague and your Arlington tomb? [Verse 4] Go ask Hunter Thompson Go ask Hemingways ghost It all catches up with you Once you get just a little too old Take a hard look in the mirror Its a thing that you cannot see Your shadows long but the day is young It just wasnt meant to be [Verse 5] Theres no blankets for the winter Theres no oil in the lamp And Id like to write my congressman But I cant afford the stamp You want me to pay my taxes So you can propagate your lie While theres barefoot dudes down in New Orleans Looking like theyre gonna die [Verse 6] You who quote the legends You who poisoned all of my dreams You who pinned all of the medals on All those boys from Omaha Beach Hope you havent got too lazy I know you like your apple pie Cause the working poor youve been pissing on Are doing double shifts tonight [Chorus] What good, what good are you With your Seneca plague and your Arlington tomb? What good, what good are you With your Cherokee trail and your Roosevelt Room?
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