Democracy

It's coming through a hole in the air

From those nights in Tiananmen Square

And it's coming from the feel that this ain't exactly real

Or it's real, but it ain't exactly there

From the war against disorder, from the sirens night and day

From the fires of of the homeless, from the ashes of the gay

Democracy is coming to the USA

To the USA

It's coming through a crack in the wall

On a visionary flow of alcohol

From the staggering account of the sermon on the mount

Which I don't pretend to understand at all

It's coming from the silence on the dock of the bay

From the brave, the bold, the broken heart of Chevrolet

Democracy is coming to the USA

To the USA

It's coming from the sorrow in the street

The holy places where the races meet

From the homicidal bitching that goes down in every kitchen

To determine who will serve and who will eat

From the wells of disappointment where the women kneel to pray

For the grace of God in the desert here and the desert far away

Democracy is coming to the USA

To the USA

Sail on, sail on

Oh, mighty ship of state

To the the shores of need

Past the reefs of greed

Through the squalls of hate

Sail on, sail on, sail on, sail on

It's coming to America first

The cradle of the best and of the worst

It's here they've got the range and the machinery for change

And it's here they've got the spiritual thirst

It's here the family's broken and it's here the lonely say

That the heart has got to open in a fundamental way

Democracy is coming to the USA

To the USA

Sail on, sail on

Oh, mighty ship of state

To the shores of need

Past the reefs of greed

Through the squalls of hate

Sail on, sail on, sail on, sail on

I'm sentimental, if you know what I mean

I love the country but I can't stand the scene

And I'm neither left or right, I'm just staying home tonight

Getting lost in that hopeless little screen

But I'm stubborn as those garbage bags that time cannot decay

I'm junk but I'm still holding up this little wild bouquet

Democracy is coming to the USA

To the USA