Monster/Suicide/America

<br>Words and music by John Kay, Jerry Edmonton, Nick St. Nicholas and Larry Byrom<br><br>(Monster)<br>Once the religious, the hunted and weary<br>Chasing the promise of freedom and hope<br>Came to this country to build a new vision<br>Far from the reaches of kingdom and pope<br>Like good Christians, some would burn the witches<br>Later some got slaves to gather riches<br><br>But still from near and far to seek America<br>They came by thousands to court the wild<br>And she just patiently smiled and bore a child<br>To be their spirit and guiding light<br><br>And once the ties with the crown had been broken<br>Westward in saddle and wagon it went<br>And `til the railroad linked ocean to ocean<br>Many the lives which had come to an end<br>While we bullied, stole and bought our a homeland<br>We began the slaughter of the red man<br><br>But still from near and far to seek America<br>They came by thousands to court the wild<br>And she just patiently smiled and bore a child<br>To be their spirit and guiding light<br><br>The blue and grey they stomped it<br>They kicked it just like a dog<br>And when the war over <br>They stuffed it just like a hog<br><br>And though the past has it`s share of injustice<br>Kind was the spirit in many a way<br>But it`s protectors and friends have been sleeping<br>Now it`s a monster and will not obey<br><br>(Suicide)<br>The spirit was freedom and justice<br>And it`s keepers seem generous and kind<br>It`s leaders were supposed to serve the country<br>But now they won`t pay it no mind<br>`Cause the people grew fat and got lazy<br>And now their vote is a meaningless joke<br>They babble about law and order<br>But it`s all just an echo of what they`ve been told<br>Yeah, there`s a monster on the loose<br>It`s got our heads into a noose<br>And it just sits there watchin`<br><br>Our cities have turned into jungles<br>And corruption is stranglin` the land<br>The police force is watching the people<br>And the people just can`t understand<br>We don`t know how to mind our own business<br>`Cause the whole worlds got to be just like us<br>Now we are fighting a war over there<br>No matter who`s the winner<br>We can`t pay the cost<br>`Cause there`s a monster on the loose<br>It`s got our heads into a noose<br>And it just sits there watching<br><br>(America)<br>America where are you now?<br>Don`t you care about your sons and daughters?<br>Don`t you know we need you now<br>We can`t fight alone against the monster<br><br>В© Copyright MCA Music (BMI)<br>All rights for the USA controlled and administered by<br>MCA Corporation of America, INC