
Rise Against have shared their new single 'Ricochet'
US arena and amphitheatre dates are scheduled for a busy autumn.
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"The Ghost of Tom Joad" is a track by Rise Against, from the album Long Forgotten Songs: B-Sides & Covers 2000-2013, released 10th September 2013. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 5 articles about Rise Against.
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A man walking long the railroad track And going someplace, there's no going back; Highway Patrol chopper comin' up over the ridge; Hot soup on a campfire under the bridge Shelter line stretching around the corner Welcome to the New World Order Families sleeping in their cars in the Southwest; No home, no job, no peace, no rest Well, the highway is alive tonight Where it's headed, nobody knows And I'm sitting out here in the campfire light Searching for the Ghost of Tom Joad He pulls a prayer book out of his sleeping bag; He lights up a butt and takes a drag Waiting for when the last shall be first and the first shall be last In a cardboard box 'neath the underpass You've got a one way ticket to the promised land; You've got a hole in your belly and a gun in your hand Sleeping on a pillow of solid rock Bathing in the cities' aqueducts Well, the highway is alive tonight; Where it's headed, everybody knows And I'm sitting out here in the campfire light Waiting for the Ghost of Tom Joad Tom said... "Ma, wherever there's a cop beating a guy Wherever a hungry newborn baby cries Where there's a fight against the blood and hatred in the air Look for me, Ma; I'll be there Wherever somebody is looking for a place to stand A decent job or a helping hand; Wherever somebody is struggling to be free Look in their eyes Ma, you'll see me!" Well the highway is alive tonight; Where it's headed, everybody knows I'm sitting out here in the campfire light With the Ghost of Old Tom Joad! Well the highway is alive tonight; Where it's headed, everybody knows I'm sitting out here in the campfire light With the Ghost of Old Tom Joad! With the Ghost of Old Tom Joad! With the Ghost of Old Tom Joad!
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US arena and amphitheatre dates are scheduled for a busy autumn.

Chicago punk band Rise Against return with 'Ricochet', their first album in four years, produced by Catherine Marks.

The new additions join previously announced headliners Green Day, Sleep Token and Korn.

Chicago punk rockers Rise Against release new single 'Nod' ahead of their extensive worldwide tour dates.

The run will see the Chicago punk band play with support from L.S Dunes.
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