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