Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson - South Carolina (Barnwell) lyrics

I heard they're building a factory down in South Carolina With a d**h potential that's uncontrolled by government designers They would house atomic waste and be a constant reminder That they got a great big time bomb tickin' in South Carolina Said whatever happened to the protests and the rage? Whatever happened to the voices of the sane? Whatever happened to the people that gave a damn Didn't they just apply to die in the jungle of Vietnam Said they're building a great big factory down in South Carolina And the trains will roll cross country with their cargo behind 'em They could take a million lives, my brother, need I remind you And they got no respect for human life in South Carolina Said whatever happened to the protests and the rage? And whatever happened to the voices of the sane? And whatever happened to the people that gave a damn And didn't they just apply to die in the jungle of Vietnam I wonder I heard they're building a factory down in South Carolina And the trains will roll on through here with their cargo behind 'em They could take a million lives, see woman now, need I remind you That they got a great big time bomb tick-tick-tickin' in South Carolina Said whatever happened to the protests and the rage? Whatever happened to the voices of the sane? Whatever happened to the people who gave a damn Didn't they just apply to die in the jungle of Vietnam Talkin' bout South Carolina Thinkin' bout South Carolina ...