Become You

I heard you sing a rebel song Sung it loud and all alone We can't afford the things you save We can't afford the warranty Well I see you walking in the glare Down the county road we share Our southern blood my heresy Damn that ol' confederacy It took a, long time to Become the thing, I am to you And you won't, tear it apart Without a fight, without a heart I'm sorry for what you've learned When you feel the tables turn To run so hard in your race Now you found who set the pace The landed aristocracy Exploiting all your enmity All your daddies fought in vain Leave you with the mark of Cain It took a, long time to Become the thing, I am to you And you won't, tear it apart Without a fight, without a heart It took a, long time to Become you, become you The center holds so they say (It never held too well for me) It never held too well for me (The center holds so they say) I won't stop short for common ground (That vilifies the trodden down) That vilifies the trodden down (I won't stop) The center held the bonded slave For the sake of industry The center held the bloody hand Of the executioner man It took a, long time to Become the thing, I am to you And you won't, tear it apart Without a fight, without a heart It took a Long time to Become you Become you It took a Long time to Become you Become you --- Become You - Indigo Girls