Man walks along the railroad tracks
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He's goin' someplace, and there's no turnin' back
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The highway patrol chopper comin' up over the ridge
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Man sleeps by a campfire under the bridge
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The shelter line stretchin' around the corner
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Welcome to the New World Order
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Families sleepin' in their cars out in the Southwest
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No job, no home, no peace, no rest
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No rest!
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The highway is alive tonight
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Nobody's foolin' nobody as to where it goes
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I'm sitting down here in the campfire light
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Searchin' for the ghost of Tom Joad
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He pulls his prayer book out of his sleepin' bag
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The Preacher lights up a butt and takes a drag
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He's waitin' for the time when the last shall be first and the first shall be last
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In a cardboard box 'neath the underpass
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With a one way ticket to the promised land
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With a hole in your belly and a gun in your hand
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Searching for a pillow of solid rock
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Bathin' in the city's aquaduct
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The highway is alive tonight
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Nobody's foolin' nobody as to where it goes
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I'm sittin' down here in the campfire light
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With the Ghost of old Tom Joad
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Now Tom said, "Ma, wherever you seen a cop beatin' a guy
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Wherever a hungry newborn baby cries
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Wherever there's a fight against the blood and hatred in the air
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Look for me Ma, I'll be there
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Wherever somebody's strugglin' for a place to stand
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For a decent job or a helpin' hand
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Wherever somebody's strugglin' to be free
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Look in their eyes, Ma, you'll see me"
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You'll see me (x8)
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The highway is alive tonight
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Nobody's foolin' nobody as to where it goes
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I'm sittin' down here in the campfire light
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With the ghost of Tom Joad
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Ghost of Tom Joad
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| Rage Against The Machine |
