Rise Against - The Ghost of Tom Joad lyrics

A man walking long the railroad track
And going someplace, there's no going back
Highway Patrol chopper comin' up
Over the ridge
Hot soup on a campfire under the bridge

Shelter line stretching around the corner
Welcome to the New World Order
Families sleeping in their cars
In the Southwest
No home, no job, no peace, no rest

Well, the highway is alive tonight
Where it's headed, nobody knows
And I'm sitting out here
In the campfire light
Searching for the Ghost of Tom Joad
He pulls a prayer book out
Of his sleeping bag
He lights up a butt and takes a drag
Waiting for when the last shall be first
And the first shall be last
In a cardboard box 'neath the underpass

You've got a one way ticket
To the promised land
You've got a hole in your belly
And a gun in your hand
Sleeping on a pillow of solid rock
Bathing in the cities' aqueducts

Well, the highway is alive tonight
Where it's headed, everybody knows
And I'm sitting out here
In the campfire light
Waiting for the Ghost of Tom Joad

Tom said
"Ma, wherever there's a cop beating a guy
Wherever a hungry newborn baby cries
Where there's a fight against the blood
And hatred in the air
Look for me, Ma I'll be there
Wherever somebody is looking for
A place to stand
A decent job or a helping hand
Wherever somebody is struggling to be free
Look in their eyes Ma, you'll see me!"

Well the highway is alive tonight
Where it's headed, everybody knows
I'm sitting out here in the campfire light
With the Ghost of Old Tom Joad!

Well the highway is alive tonight
Where it's headed, everybody knows
I'm sitting out here in the campfire light
With the Ghost of Old Tom Joad!
With the Ghost of Old Tom Joad!
With the Ghost of Old Tom Joad!