Rage Against The Machine - The Ghost Of Tom Joad Lyrics
Man walks along the railroad trackHes goin some place, theres no turnin backThe highway patrol chopper comin up over the ridgeMan sleeps by a campfire under the bridgeThe shelter line stretchin around the cornerWelcome to the new world orderFamilies sleepin in their cars out in the southwestNo job, no hope, no peace, no rest, no rest!And the highway is alive tonightNobodys foolin nobody is to where it goesIm sitting down here in the campfire lightSearchin for the ghost of tom joadHe pulls his prayer book out of a sleepin bagThe preacher lights up a butt and takes a dragHes waitin for the time when the last shall be first and the first shall be lastIn a cardboard box neath the underpassWith a one way ticket to the promised landWith a hole in your belly and a gun in your handLookin for a pillow of solid rockBathin in the cities aqueductsAnd the highway is alive tonightNobodys foolin nobody is to where it goesIm sittin down here in the campfire lightWith the ghost of old tom joadGuitar soloNow tom said; ma, whenever ya see a cop beatin a guyWherever a hungry new born baby criesWhereever theres a fight against the blood and hatred in the airLook for me maIll be thereWherever somebodies stuglin for a place to standFor a decent job or a helpin handWherever somebody is strugglin to be freeLook in their eyes ma,Youll see me! (repeat 8 times)And the highway is alive tonightNobodys foolin nobody is to where it goesIm sittin down here in the campfire lightWith the ghost of tom joad.
