Lyric State Of The Nation

You can walk, or you can run
You don t have to be someone
I went on a summer cruise
Upon an ocean born to lose
My brother said that he was dead
I saw his face and shook my head
Can you see where we can t be
We re losing our blood in the sea
Cause it s the state of the nation
That s holding our salvation
Yes, it s the state of the nation
That s holding our salvation
Oh, the state of the nation
Is causing deprivation
Oh, the state of the nation
Is causing deprivation

From my home I traveled far
I drove in my stolen car
When it broke down, I kissed the ground
Cause I don t kiss when you re around
I don t find that I have been
The portrait of an only son
If that s the case, then who could tell
Where my story had begun?
Cause it s the state of the nation
That s holding our salvation
Yes, it s the state of the nation
That s holding our salvation
Yes, the state of the nation
That s causing deprivation
Oh, the state of the nation
That s causing deprivation

Even now, I m all alone
Behind a wall that s made of stone
I think about where we have been
And all the sights that could be seen
I know it all could be worthwhile
If only I could force a smile
Now we turn our backs to the sea
The shame of a nation we ll never be
Cause it s the state of the nation
That s holding our salvation
Yes, it s the state of the nation
That s holding our salvation
Oh, the state of the nation
Is causing deprivation
Yes, the state of the nation
Is causing deprivation