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| I LOVE AMERICA MORE THAN YOU We're on our way back to way back when When women were girls but men were still men You prayed in a school where you didn't have to pay and only the happiest people were gay Old Jim Crow ruled the roost in the South And we fried the Rosenbergs for runnin' their mouths McCarthy called and commies quaked with fear Give a drunk some power, he'll do a helluva smear (Chorus) Thank God we're goin' back to what we should Five decades of progress ain't done any good The Russians (Russkies) are on the same side as us And no one gets sent to the back of the bus Can't wait to see what Uncle Sam will do `cause I love America more than you. Back in the day if you were wed you were wed Couples stayed hitched until they were dead If you hated his guts, well that was too bad Getting' beat like a mule was legal, but sad If you were old and sick that was your tough luck You shoulda been healthy and raked in the bucks Babies were born to ignorant teens But we shut `em in homes so they couldn't be seen. (Chorus) Thank God we're goin' back to what we should Five decades of progress ain't done any good. The Russkies are on the same side as us No one gets sent to the back of the bus Can't wait to see what Uncle Sam will do `Cause I love America more than you. (Bridge) Oh, beautiful for smoggy skies For polluted rivers and streams For clear cut forests and mountains stripped Of anything living and green. |
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| Description | ||
| Short Song Description: A tongue-in-cheek song of approval regarding the political direction of the U.S. |
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| Long Song Description: A tongue-in-cheek song extolling the virtues of the "good old days" in the U.S. and approval that we're going backwards instead of progressing. |
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| Story Behind the Song: I was Director of Research for the John Kerry campaign in New Mexico. The re-election of President Bush seemed to indicate that at least some of those who voted for him are rather dim and do not like progress. |
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| Credits | ||
| Lyric Credits: Sandra Palmer | ||
| Music Credits: Sandra Palmer | ||
| Producer Credits: Sandra Palmer | ||
| Publisher Credits: Sandra Palmer | ||
| Performance Credits: Sandra Palmer | ||
| Label Credits: Sandra Palmer | ||
| Metadata | ||
| Song Length: 4:43 | ||
| Primary Genre: Folk-Country | ||
| Secondary Genre: Folk-Contemporary | ||
| Tempo / Feel: Medium Slow (91 - 110) | ||
| Lead Vocal: Female Vocal | ||
| Subject Matter 1: Politics | ||
| Subject Matter 2: Liberal, Progressive | ||
| Mood 1: Affable | ||
| Mood 2: Cheerful | ||
| Similar Artist 1: Arlo Guthrie | ||
| Similar Artist 2: Shawn Colvin | ||
| Language: English | ||
| Era: 1960 - 1969 | ||
