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Anthem Lyrics by Dar Williams

All My Heroes Are Dead

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[Verse 1]
Oh, I fell in love, like they do in the magazines
On a football field, it was a long daydream
All my high school spent in faithful disbelief
I know that he looks dumb but he's smart underneath
They say I'm a bright kid and I have a future
With the Puritan blessing of work to be done
But to see him cradling that beer is all that I'm seeing

[Verse 2]
But then come college days, and now I'm driving home
With my list of books to read and that self-important tone
And my parents, I read them like the news
I know where they went wrong and they're not friends I would choose
And there's a sunset over the mountains
I shout my scorn to the splendorous sky
For how does this light compare to all the world's suffering?

[Verse 3]
But now it's a working day, I've lain my gloves to rest
And now I'm hanging over the sink with a pregnancy test
You can relax, babe, results are negative
Oh, but how I thought of kids and who they'd be, about where we'd live
And I saw them climbing up Breakneck Ridge
Found the neighbors' woods for to make them their own
And I'll see them dancing across the lawns of my homeland

[Bridge]
We found the town in 1641
For to farm and to pray and Metro North to run
We took the fields, the marsh and the moon and the sun
We got to work before the day was done
Oh hey, hey
And I'll see them dancing across the lawns of my homeland

[Verse 4]
I am an American
From the fourth grade turkey pageant to the protest march I stand
Oh, I am an American
I know there's blood in the pavement and we turned the fields to sand
Hey, I know where I come from, but I have a question
Shall we the people never come home?
For after all that we've been are the dreams to come after
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Dar Williams

Dar Williams

About “Anthem” by Dar Williams

Read the complete lyrics to "Anthem" by Dar Williams from the album "All My Heroes Are Dead". On Lyrks you can follow along with the full text, explore the artist's discography, and discover related songs. The track is often categorized under Folk, Pop.

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"Anthem" is credited to Dar Williams. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"Anthem" appears on "All My Heroes Are Dead".

Visit the Dar Williams artist page at /artist/dar-williams for biography, popular tracks, and links to more lyric pages.

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