Watching the anniversary celebration made me remember the mixed feelings I had at the time, and reminded me that I wrote a song about them some time after.


LONG WAY TO GO (Michael Rofkar)

Hush -- I hear that sound again
It's the sound of marching feet
But I can't tell if it's the people walking tall
Or if it's soldiers patrolling the streets
        They say there's a change all over the world
        A new order takes the place of the old
        But after the party comes the big hangover
        And the winds of change still blow cold

Oh I know you're happy about your new-found freedom
Better be careful, better go slow
`Cause we've come a long we down an unmapped road
But we've still got a long way to go

Now statues fall and empires crumble
The revolution has its day
Heads will roll and great men are humbled
Are you sure you'll find freedom this way?
        We're on the bloody trail of history
        And the world around us burns
        Oh it's never been any great mystery
        It's just that we still refuse to learn

And I won't stand here and fuel the flames
As we witness the fall of Rome
`Cause we've come a long way down a twisted road
But we're still a long way from home

So let's have another speech about the new world order
Let's have another victory parade
But if you look a little closer there is gunfire at the borders
And they're putting up barricades
        And we pat them on the back and we say "Good Luck"
        To the ones we used to love to hate
        They're every bit as free as you and me
        Now ain't that something to celebrate?

Don't be fooled into thinking that our troubles are over
Change comes quickly but progress is slow
`Cause we've come a long way down a twisted road
But we're still a long way from home

Yes, and don't take for granted the freedoms you have
They could still melt away like the snow
`Cause we've come a long we down an unmapped road
But we've still got a long way to go

(Copyright 1991/Published by Kudzu Tunes)


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