Steve Camp - Great American Novel lyrics

I was born and raised an orphan In a land that once was free In a land that poured its love out on the moon And I grew up in the shadows Of your silos filled with grain But you never helped to fill my empty spoon You k** a black man at midnight Just for talking to your daughter Then you make his wife your mistress And you leave her without water And the sheet you wear upon your face Is the sheet your children sleep on You say your prayer at every meal You don't believe but still you keep on And your money says 'In God We Trust' But it's against the law to pray in school You say we beat the Russians to the moon And I say you starved your children to do it We are far across the ocean In a war that's not our own And while we're winning theirs We're gonna lose the one at home Do you really think the only way To bring about the peace Is to sacrifice your children And k** all your enemies? The politicians all make speeches And the newsmen all take note And they exaggerate the issues As they shove them down our throats Is it really up to them Whether this country sinks or floats Well, I wonder who would lead us If none of us would vote And your money says 'In God We Trust' But it's against the law to pray in school You say we beat the Russians to the moon And I say you starved your children to do it You say all men are equal, all men are brothers Then why are the rich more equal than others Don't ask me for the answer, I've only got one That a man leaves his darkness when he follows the Son When he follows the Son, yeah Whoa-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-whoa Oh-oh-oh... Follow the Son Follow the Son Oh-whoa, oh-whoa Gotta wake up for man Gotta wake up and follow Jesus