Our Divided Land Lyrics

Cornfields whisper empty in the wind

The seasons change

It's election time again

Our next-door neighbors used to be our friends

But now there's a wall between us

No compassion left to lend

Sunday mornings after church

We used to gather round the fire

Now we draw from different wells

And spread that barbed wire higher

I can't quite explain it

Something's not the same

There's a feeling in the air

Causing this unexplainable change

How can a country be divided by politics?

Where we used to share a meal

Now we're throwin' sticks

The same ol' stars and stripes feel like it's been split

How can a country be divided by politics?

Johnny's farm is next to mine

It was his grand-daddy's land

But now we argue 'bout the times

Can't agree on where we stand

No more sharin' tools

Or givin' a helping hand

We barely say hello

I don't understand

Miss Linda used to bake those pies

We'd all meet for a slice

Now she stands on her side of the line

With pain etched in her eyes

It's hard to watch it happen

Though it happens all the time

A community divided can't survive

How can a country be divided by politics?

Where we used to share a meal

Now we throwin' bricks

The same ol' stars and stripes feel like it's been split

How can a country be divided by politics?

Johnny's farm is next to mine, by politics

Where we used to share a meal

Now we throwin' bricks

The same ol' stars and stripes feel like it's been split

How can a country be divided by politics?

Cornfields whisper empty in the wind

The seasons change

It's election time again

Our next-door neighbors used to be our friends

But now there's a wall between us

No compassion left to lend

Miss Linda used to bake those pies

We'd all meet for a slice

Now she stands on her side of the line

With pain etched in her eyes

It's hard to watch it happen

Though it happens all the time

A community divided can't survive

How can a country be divided by politics?

Where we used to share a meal

Now we throwin' bricks

The same ol' stars and stripes feel like it's been split

How can a country be divided by politics?

How can a country be divided by politics?