Mountaintop Removal

Ah, ah,-ah, uh, ah-ah, uh, ah-ah Ah, ah-ah, uh, ah-ah, uh, ah-ah My darling, my dear, I'll tell you what is wrong I went to the mountain, but the mountaintop 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 a circle in the earth And nothing will grow now, that's not soil, it's just dirt And I can't stand it, what's the use in making something new If all that made us must be ruined? I can't demand it, I got nothing but mounting debt and fear I scratch my head wondering how we got here America, Americans What are we doing? America, I am American Please, can we start again? America (ooh-whoo-ooh-ooh), American (ooh-whoo-ooh-ooh) Mountaintop Removal shames our name My darling, my dear, I'll tell you what is right The moon on the lake and swimming by its light My darling, my dear, I'll tell you what is wrong I went to the mountain, but the mountaintop was gone And I can't stand it, what's the use in making something new If all that made us must be ruined? I can't demand shit, I got nothing but mounting debt and fear We scratch our heads wondering how we got here America (yeah-e-yeah), Americans (yeah-e-yeah) What are we doing? America, I am American Please, can we start again? America (yeah-e-yeah) (ooh-whoo-ooh-ooh), American (yeah-e-yeah) (ooh-whoo-ooh-ooh) America (yeah-e-yeah), Americans (yeah-e-yeah) Think of your children America, Americans What they're inheriting Money, soon it will be gone Oh, no, now money never lasts that long Oh, no, but honey, now your mountain's gone The rivers are toxic, and your children are all sick Whoa, whoa-ah-ah, whoa-ah-ah-ah-ah [Say you wouldn't hide]? Ahh, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ahh, ah-ahh Ahh, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ahh, ah-ahh Ahh, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ahh, ah-ahh My darling, my dear, I'll tell you what is wrong I went to the mountain, but the mountaintop was gone Mountaintop Removal shames our name