Gordon Bok - Return to the land

^CThere comes a time when I look out to find The ^Fhungry are hungry a^Cgain ^FWhen did I last speak to Alice, how to help ease their ^Cpain When ^Ghope leaves, I know I've been ^Fhopeless, like a spark in the ^Crain And the ^Fwooden castles crumble, it ^Gmakes me feel humble As ^Fthough I'm the one who's to ^Cblame

But ^Emnothing is won when the ^Dm7crying is done 'Til your ^Ffriends take you up by the ^Chand Re^Emturn to the ^Dmearth, you ^Emfeel your own birth come a^Again When your ^Fbridges are burned, you will ^Dmtry to re^Gturn to the ^Cland

^CSouth of the border, the coffee beans order The ^Fcoca is turning the co^Ccaine ^FTons of bananas and miles of the sweet sugar ^Ccane ^GGrown for the pleasure of ^Fsome by others, would ^Csay And ^Fyonder they'd stand and ^Gstare at the land That they ^Fworked for another man's ^Cgain

But ^Emnothing is won when the ^Dm7crying is done 'Til your ^Ffriends take you up by the ^Chand Re^Emturn to the ^Dmearth, you ^Emfeel your own birth come a^Again When your ^Fbridges are burned, you will ^Dmtry to re^Gturn to the ^Cland

^CAnd there is the other, forgot by his brother A^Flone at the end of the ^Cday ^FSearching in vain for the work that would gain him his ^Cpay He ^Gtries to forget all the ^Fothers he's left by the ^Cway And ^Fthere in the dark the ^Gvoice in his heart calls him ^Fhome To a place far a^Cway

But ^Emnothing is won when the ^Dm7crying is done 'Til your ^Ffriends take you up by the ^Chand Re^Emturn to the ^Dmearth, you ^Emfeel your own birth come a^Again When your ^Fbridges are burned, you will ^Dmtry to re^Gturn to the ^Cland ^{F C} And ^Fwhen you are through, you ^Dmalways for^Gget you're the ^Cland ^{F C}