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How did it come about that the things that once made the United States great appear to be quietly disappearing at an alarming rate.
[Intro – acoustic guitar, solo]
[Verse 1 – female lead, intimate]
Where have all the workers gone, without farewell? Where have all the workers gone, without goodbye?
Where have all the workers gone — Taken from the fields they’d sown.
When will we ever learn? When will we ever learn?
[Verse 2 – add harmony vocals]
Where have all our allies gone, without farewell? Where have all our allies gone, without goodbye?
Where have all our allies gone — Left to stand out in the cold alone.
How could this come about? How could this come about?
[Verse 3 – bass enters]
Where have all the windmills gone, without farewell? Where have all the windmills gone, without goodbye?
Where have all the windmills gone — Shuttered down before they’d grown.
WHow could this come about? How could this come about?
[Verse 4 – full band, brushed drums]
Where has all the sunlight gone, without farewell? Where has all the sunlight gone, without goodbye?
Where has all the sunlight gone — Solar panels left to moan.
How could this come about? How could this come about?
[Verse 5 – organ swell]
Where have all the aid ships gone, without farewell? Where have all the aid ships gone, without goodbye?
Where have all the aid ships gone — Children hungry, left alone.
How could this come about? How could this come about?
[Verse 6 – three-part harmony, building]
Where have all the free minds gone, without farewell? Where have all the free minds gone, without goodbye?
Where have all the free minds gone — Scholars silenced, seeds unsown.
How could this come about? How could this come about?
[Final Verse – full choir, slow down, heavy]
Where have all our futures gone, without farewell? Where have all our futures gone, without goodbye?
Where have all our futures gone — Gone to fear and pride and stone.
How could this come about? How could this come about?
[Outro – acoustic guitar returns, fade
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