Eighty Years Copyright (C) 2016 Guillaume Tucker - License CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Back in the day, Woody Guthrie wrote a song About a better world, today I thought I'd sing along Wall Street crashed in 1929 It was time for a new deal, capitalism had crossed the line Meanwhile, the drying plains turned into a dust bowl Under the cloud of their mistakes, farmers had to crawl In such hard times, on the silver lining, One man filled with hope started to sing There is a better world that's a-comin' I'll tell you why We will beat them on the land, in the sea and in the sky What all the wars, why all the pain? Why all the misery? this is insane The world is big enough for all of us to live We need to pull together and learn to forgive Look, I ain't gonna change the world on my own But I'm trying to do my share in the microphone We've all got our thoughts and stories to tell Good ones to share, bad ones to dispel There is a better world that's a-comin' Don't you see When we'll all be union and we'll all be free Look around you, what do you see? Is this real, or is it a fantasy? Open your eyes, the truth is obvious Stories from the media are so dubious Speak with your neighbours, build up communities Exchange your skills, expand your abilities Trust is the glue that binds society together Don't let anyone break it with their power There is a better world that's a-comin' Don't you know Out of marching, out of battling, You can hear the chains a-rattling