my "country" song.

We're all the lone citizen of our own country
Our own country, our own country.
I share a language and a culture
But I prefer a dif'rent dialect than the people 'round me.

And we all share the same ground
Share the same ground, share the same ground.
But we're all livin' in the idea of different world.
Yes, we see dif'rent reasons when we look around.

But I ain't gon' be open-minded, open-minded. I'm close-minded.
I ain't gon' like, ain't gon' like the people who keel.
And I ain't gon' like people who cheat and the people who steal.

But I do like. do like. do like. do like.
The poor people who need.
And I do like. do like. do like. do like.
The nice folks who give.

And I'm livin' in my own country.
And she's purty. She's purty. She's real purty.
I like her stockins', her ideas, her faith, and her kids.
But sometimes I gotta take a vacation some place, a dif'rent place.

And when I go I look out over the sea.
And wonder if we've discovered all of the countries.
If I set sail righ' now and float and float,
Will I end up back here? O where will I go?

O will I land someplace with some strange lookin' folk?
O will I land on the New World or will I hit the old?
Might I colonize, leave a little o' my self for them?
Or will I head on home, 'cause they won't have me in?

But I ain't gon' be open-minded, open-minded. I'm close-minded.
I ain't gon' like, ain't gon' like the people who keel.
And I ain't gon' like people who cheat and the people who steal.

But I do like. do like. do like. do like.
The poor people who need.
And I do like. do like. do like. do like.
The nice folks who give.

So I get back home and say, "My, I sure missed this ole place."
But I brought back a blanket that I might sleep a couple nights with.
Cause I did like. did like. did like. did like.
That other country I saw.

But I ain't gon' be open-minded, open-minded. I'm close-minded.
I ain't gon' like, ain't gon' like the people who don't visit my country.
I ain't gon' like the people wagin' war on the places 'round me.

But I do like. do like. do like. do like.
This here world I'm in.
And I sure hope, sure hope, sure hope, sure hope.
We can all live in peace.