1. south
the last train to Lima leaves
in 2029
come trip across the isthmus
come down and renew your mind
it’s gonna fill up, don’t delay
you can book a spot on line
we don’t take cash, credit or check, but
we do take payment in kind
so bring grit, and bring wit, bring some glass to keep water in
bring heart, bring art, bring something unfinished to start
bring the will to build, bring some practical skill
bring a book the library needs
bring a compass and map, bring a wide brimmed hat
bring something in a cage to free
you may have a seat, you might have to stand
accommodation reflects evolving demand
the dining car, it only got two stars
but it’s fresh and all made by hand
for your entertainment there’s conversation
with folk from all different lands
the stress to press the transcendental express
take it all the way to the end- now
you may not have, but you probably did
start to think this song is a bit of a pretext
and yes it is a little solicitous
we are looking for folk to put faith in
as around the world the rich and famous
are building what appear to be fortifications
all distanced safely from civilization- now
what do we do with that information
and it could a tasteless fashion trend
the result of capital concentrations
usually held by a tyrant or king
in this context, is that the whole story
can we go to people who should know
and expect a straight forward diagnosis
I hate to be cynical, but don’t think so
which means what, where do we go
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we have a right to know
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why we reap what other people sow
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why the powder keg is primed to blow
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welcome aboard the proverbial boat
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it’s not as though you’re from where your at
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why are we always under attack
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you’ve got to know they don’t have your back
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head south, we’ll move north from there
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