The World is on Fire - Jam in the Van, American Aquarium

She looked out the window and said, «The world’s on fire»

That’s when I laughed and poured her a glass of wine

We just stared at the TV tryin' to find some meanin'

Hopin' that we’d wake up from this dream

Sometime tomorrow

Well the night came and went, not a damn thing had changed

That’s when I saw a tear fall from her eyes

She said, «What are we gonna do?

What’s this world comin' to?»

For the first time in my whole life

I stood there speechless

The load is heavy and the road is long

And we’ve only begun to fight

We just can’t give in, we just can’t give up

We must go boldly into the darkness

And be the light

So I packed up my car and went lookin' for answers

To the questions weighin' on my mind

When did The Land of the Free become The Home of the Afraid?

Afraid of the world, afraid of the truth

Afraid of each other

This ain’t the country my grandfather fought for

But I still see the hate he fought against

Give rest to the tired, give mercy to the poor

Give warmth to the huddled masses

And I’ll show you freedom

The load is heavy and the road is long

And we’ve only begun to fight

We just can’t give in, we just can’t give up

We must go boldly into the darkness

And be the light

I got a baby girl comin' in the spring

I worry 'bout the world she’s comin' into

But she’ll have my fight, she’ll have her mama’s fire

If anyone builds a wall in her journey

Baby, bust right through it

The load is heavy and the road is long

And we’ve only begun to fight

We just can’t give in, we just can’t give up

We must go boldly into the darkness

The load is heavy and the road is long

And we’ve only begun to fight

We just can’t give in, we just can’t give up

We must go boldly into the darkness

And be the light