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City on the Hill Lyrics by Van Dyke Parks

Clang of the Yankee Reaper

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Monseque
The ghetto's hungry people cry
Food is wasted on the hill
Hands stretched upwards to the sky
That hill seems high and higher still
Summer's gone and winter's near
The valley's restless, you can hear
Seems lest they batter, burn and kill
Till their hungry mouths are filled
There'll be no city on the hill
There might be time to change the course
Let's appoint a meeting place
Till hill and valley wears the cross
And cleanse each other of disgrace
This land's a model of the world
That's been a dream that's been ignored
But let's take haste and settle bills
Till their hungry mouths are filled
There'll be no city on the hill (Repeat and fade)
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Van Dyke Parks

Van Dyke Parks

About “City on the Hill” by Van Dyke Parks

Read the complete lyrics to "City on the Hill" by Van Dyke Parks from the album "Clang of the Yankee Reaper". 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 Pop.

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"City on the Hill" is credited to Van Dyke Parks. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"City on the Hill" appears on "Clang of the Yankee Reaper".

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