Hey There, America

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Paul Hunt

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Hey there, America
Hey there, my friend 
Been doing some thinking 
From what feels like the end 
Don't want to be morbid 
Would rather cause you to smile
But I'll say what I'm thinking now
In my best John Prine style 

Hey there, America
Hey there, it's late 
The streets are all empty
In all 50 states
I been on this Earth a bit
Longer than some of you
And nothing's come close to 
This pandemic view 

Hey there, America
Hey there, it's me
I'm no Abraham Lincoln
No John Kennedy
I don't know that much history 
Not my subject in school 
And I hope I can sing this
Without losing my cool

Hey there, America
Hey there, it's time
Dylan could say this
In much better rhyme
A hard rain we're facin'
And so many are wet
The numbers keep climbing
People I've never met

Hey there, America 
Hey there, it's us
Somehow we're riding
At the front of the bus
We read about China
We saw Spain after Rome
Then the rooster was crowing
Right here in our home

Hey there, America
Hey there, what for?
In the past it was always 
Some overseas war
It was Baghdad or Beirut
Beaches at Normandy
Now it's Queens and Detroit
I see on my TV

Hey there, America
Hey you, down the street
Those aren't just numbers
But people we'll never meet
They are grocers and nurses
Workers earning their pay
Showing up just like always
For their very last day

Hey there, America 
Hey, bills have come due
If you're staying at home now
I am talking to you
The people we're losing
From our cities and towns
They put food on our tables
Or wear hospital gowns

Hey there, America
Hey there, baby blue
We're the world's richest nation 
With what seems like no clue 
And I'm not pointing fingers 
At a woman or man 
Because I have no answers 
No vaccine and no plan 

Hey there, America 
Hey, let's just say
That we stop looking backward 
And make this a new day
Whether blue state or red state
Whether black, brown or white
Makes no damn bit of difference
When just breathin's a fight

Hey there, America
Hey there, I propose
That we just stop pretending
The emperor has clothes
Let's get doctors who know things
About how germs can kill
And give them our money
To develop a pill 

Let's insist we get straight  talk
We're not some stupid cult
Just tell us some truth now
Everyone's an adult
Risk is never zero
You know, risk never was
But I'm not heading to Walmart
With no mask and no gloves

And so I know what I'm facin'
Why the hell can't we test?
So the people who get sick
Can go home and get rest
And I don't know money
Don't ask me the best way
But when people get sick
They need some way to pay

I know it's hard to connect
With you way over there
But until there's a shot to take
It shows you that I care
I'll admit I'm not brilliant
See, I warned you before
People smarter than me
Have to win us this war

But, hey there, America
Hey, maybe you've seen 
There are dolphins in Venice
People don't seem as mean
And I'm just a folk singer
I don't know the whole score
For a path to our future
We need love... and no more
We need love and no more

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