hiding too long

bob dylan

come you phoney super patriotic people that say

that hatin' and fearing is my only way

that this here country has got to be

you're thinkin' of yourselves

you ain't thinkin' of me

you're not thinkin' of any george washington

you're not thinkin' of any thomas jefferson

but you say that you are and you lie and mislead

you use their names for aims

for your selfish greed

don't speak to me of your patriotism

when you throw the southern black boy in prison

an' you say that the only good niggers are the ones that have died

don't think i'll ever stand on your side

though you make it so hard for me to love

my face will never feel the slap of your glove

my cards will never buy. my hands will never buy the cards that you play

my feet will never walk down the road that you lay

get out in the open

stop standin' afar

let the whole world see what a hypocrite you are

i ain't jokin' and it ain't no gag

you bin hidin' too long behind the american flag