I'll donate a star...

[Dzimbowicz]

To the first one to guess the title and author of these lyrics:

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

[slestak]

1. "Monster"

by Steppenwolf

[Dzimbowicz]

2. Close, but not quite

I'll give you one hint: These are the only lyrics to the song, "Monster" was much longer.

[jonnyblitz]

3. self delete

[Dzimbowicz]

4. Should I give it to slestak anyway?

[jonnyblitz]

5. i just realized

my star ran out!! Monster-suicide_america is the title! too funny. when i originally posted what i posted i thought i better check because its been awhile since i donated last and sure enough my star expired!

[Dzimbowicz]

6. OK, you win!

Give me a few minutes and your star will appear.

[jonnyblitz]

8. awwww thanks!

I wasn't even aware I no longer had one when I first posted in this thread...too funny. I probably shoulda declined and let you get a star for just slestak and just donated on my own but its kinda fun to do it this way! :hi:

[Dzimbowicz]

7. Dear slestak

I'm feeling generous...
so I'll donate one for you too.

:party:

[slestak]

10. Thanks!

I appreciate it very much. Just to let you know -- I 'm going to go ahead and donate to DU anyway.

[Dzimbowicz]

9. The lyrics to Monster-Suicide-America in their entirety are:

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 a 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 grey they stomped it
They kicked it just like a dog
And when the war 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'

Our 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 worlds 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 a 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