I heard an amazing song on the radio today--check it out

I heard this song on NPR as I was getting out of the car today and I was mesmerized.

Read the lyrics--they are captivating.


My Strange Nation
By Susan Werner
Produced by Crit Harmon
© 2006 Susan Werner

My strange nation
Has ocean on two sides
And the `Bama Crimson Tide in the south
Tilted slightly toward the north
The immigrants pour forth
Seeking Phoenix
And life hand to mouth

My strange nation
Tilts sharply to the right
With our leaders straight and white
As our teeth
Our population's mixed
But our election's fixed
In my Strange Nation
America

My strange nation
Built on the backs of slaves
Who were sailed here cross the waves
From far away
This cruel experiment
Was ended by a president
Who was both
A republican ... and gay

My strange nation
Gave the Indians our germs
They surrendered on our terms
As in Died
Their survivors filed appeals
So we gave them roulette wheels
In my Strange Nation
America

But my Strange Nation
Has lost its mind again
Sending young women and men
Off to war
For reasons that aren't clear
Unless you're standing near
To the rich and the righteous
And the bored

And my strange nation
Enamored of the cross
And who will win the toss
Of the coin
The circus and the bread
Distract us from the dead
In my Strange Nation
America

But my Strange Nation
Will surely come around
For you cannot hold us down for long
We'll sputter and we'll cough
And throw the despots off
And recover the soul that makes us strong

And my frustration
Is just a product of
My strange but loyal love
For this land
For its mountains and its lakes
Tornadoes and earthquakes
For its poets and pioneers
For its fetishes and fears
For its freedom of dissent
For its greasy government

And I will not change this stance
I will not move to France.
I will always hold out one more chance
For my Strange Nation
America.



The song is not on any of her albums, it's supposed to be available for free downloading on her website but everytime I try to go launch the link, it goes nowhere. I did find some other info though.Here's a link where you can sample some of her other music. http://gofish.about.com/detail.html?gfid=10-97066

Here's some info at her website: http://www.susanwerner.com/index2.html

Downloaded as a zip file, but I got it no problem.

It's very nice. Music and a brief lesson of American history. :D

Flash links are sometimes funky. Here's the plain old hyperlink. The download worked fine for me except it was really slow. I'll try to remember to start the download when I finally go to bed. Thanks for the suggestion!

http://www.susanwerner.com/special/strange_nation.zip

:crazy:

But the song is referring to Lincoln. I'm actually skeptical about both claims.