mountaintop removal

my darling my dear

i tell you what is wrong

i went to the mountain

but the mountain top was gone

remember those trees

where as kids we dreamed

they tore em down years ago

and built a factory

and when that plant closed

the workers all left town

i read in the paper that

some kids were killed

when it burnt down

now i stare at that field

like circle in the earth

and nothing'll grow now

that's not soil

it's just dirt

and i cant stand it

what's the use in making something new

if all that made us must be ruined

i cant demand it

i got nothing but

mounting debt and fear

i scratch my head wondering

how we got here

america

american

what are we doing

america

i am american

please can we start again

mountaintop removal

shames our name

darling my dear

i tell you what is right

the moon on the lake

and swimming by its light

darling my dear

i tell you what is wrong

i went to the mountain

but the mountain top was gone

and i cant stand it

what's the use in making something new

if all that made us must be ruined

i cant demand shit

i got nothing

but mounting debt and fear

we scratch our heads

wondering how we got here

america

americans

what are we doing

america

i am american

please can we start again

america

americans

think of your children

america

americans

what th'hell are we doin'

and darlin' my dear

i tell you what is wrong

i went to the mountain

but the mountain top was gone

mountaintop removal

shames our name