Monster/suicide/america Lyrics - Monster - Steppenwolf

Once the religious, the hunted and weary 

Chasing the promise of freedom and hope 

Came to this country to build a new vision 

Far from the reaches of kingdom and pope 

Like good Christians, some would burn the witches 

Later some got slaves to gather riches 

But still from near and far to seek America 

They came by thousands to court the wild 

And she just patiently smiled and bore a child 

To be their spirit and guiding light 

And once the ties with the crown had been broken 

Westward in saddle and wagon it went 

And 'til the railroad linked ocean to ocean 

Many the lives which had come to an end 

While we bullied, stole and bought our homeland 

We began the slaughter of the red man 

But still from near and far to seek America 

They came by thousands to court the wild 

And she just patiently smiled and bore a child 

To be their spirit and guiding light 

The blue and gray they stomped it 

They kicked it just like a dog 

And when the war was over 

They stuffed it just like a hog 

And though the past has it's share of injustice 

Kind was the spirit in many a way 

But it's protectors and friends have been sleeping 

Now it's a monster and will not obey 

The spirit was freedom and justice 

And it's keepers seem generous and kind 

It's leaders were supposed to serve the country 

But now they won't pay it no mind 

'Cause the people grew fat and got lazy 

And now their vote is a meaningless joke 

They babble about law and order 

But it's all just an echo of what they've been told 

Yeah, there's a monster on the loose 

It's got our heads into a noose 

And it just sits there watchin' 

The cities have turned into jungles 

And corruption is stranglin' the land 

The police force is watching the people 

And the people just can't understand 

We don't know how to mind our own business 

'Cause the whole world's got to be just like us 

Now we are fighting a war over there 

No matter who's the winner 

We can't pay the cost 

'Cause there's a monster on the loose 

It's got our heads into the noose 

And it just sits there watching 

America where are you now? 

Don't you care about your sons and daughters? 

Don't you know we need you now? 

We can't fight alone against the monster 

America where are you now? 

Don't you care about your sons and daughters? 

Don't you know we need you now? 

We can't fight alone against the monster 

America where are you now? 

Don't you care about your sons and daughters? 

Don't you know we need you now? 

We can't fight alone against the monster 

America where are you now? 

Don't you care about your sons and daughters? 

Don't you know we need you now? 

We can't fight alone against the monster 

America where are you now? 

Don't you care about your sons and daughters? 

Don't you know we need you now? 

We can't fight alone against the monster