Maiden Voyage Lyrics

CAPO: 1st Fret
INTRO: G Bm C D (2x)
It was a maiden voyage, she rode shotgun in the back
We made snow angels in the motel tire tracks
The traffic thinned, it parted just for us
Through rain and wind, through ash and rust
We saw the white dome, like a gleaming breast
But our eyes were on the White House and to hell with all the rest
The masses gathered, drinking frozen margaritas
At the 8th and G south face, Capitol Hill Cantinas
CHORUS:
It goes like this, you take your hand
You lift it up and you put it on your heart
And there you stand
Singing, 'This land is your land, this land is my land'
A little body so packed with clothes
Disappearing into hordes and lining up in useless rows
Of three million people, ashamed and accused
Scared to say where they're from, angry their name's been used
I held my girl as she fell asleep
At the noontime hour, at the inaugural weep
A man said to me, 'You are living in the present moment'
And I felt shut out, cold, tired and all alone
CHORUS:
It goes like this, you take your hand
You lift it up and you put it on your heart
And there you stand
Singing, 'This land is your land, this land is my land'
INTERLUDE: G Bm C D
The privileged held, while the masses flowed
Just like a mighty river running through my soul
My girl cried for a flag, something she could understand
And we marched through the street as I held her hand
The good days come, not just the golden dies
As the giant sleeps under cumulus skies
We sing and dance and scream our names
Sleep the sleep of the weary and drive home again
CHORUS:
Honey, it goes like this, you take your hand
You lift it up and you put it on your heart
And there you stand
Singing, 'This land is your land, this land is my land'
CHORUS:
It goes like this, you take your hand
You lift it up and you put it on your heart
And there you stand
Singing, 'This land is your land, this land is my____ land____'