Rage Against The Machine - The Ghost of Tom Joad (Official HD Video)

("The Ghost Of Tom Joad") ♪ Man walks along the railroad track ♪ ♪ He's goin' some place, there's no turnin' back ♪ ♪ The Highway Patrol chopper comin' up over the ridge ♪ ♪ Man sleeps by a campfire under the bridge ♪ ♪ With the shelter line stretchin' around the corner ♪ ♪ Welcome to the New World Order ♪ ♪ Families sleepin' in their cars out in the Southwest ♪ ♪ No job, no home, no peace, no rest, no rest ♪ ♪ And The highway is alive tonight ♪ ♪ Nobody's foolin' nobody is to where it goes ♪ ♪ I'm sitting down here in the campfire light ♪ ♪ Searchin' for the Ghost of Tom Joad ♪ ♪ He pulls his prayer book out of a sleepin' bag ♪ ♪ The preacher lights up a butt and takes a drag ♪ ♪ He's waitin' for the time when the last shall be first ♪ ♪ And the first shall be last ♪ ♪ In a cardboard box 'neath the underpass ♪ ♪ With a one way ticket to the promised land ♪ ♪ With a hole in your belly and a gun in your hand ♪ ♪ You sleeping on a pillow of solid rock ♪ ♪ Bathin' in the cities' aqueducts ♪ ♪ And The highway is alive tonight ♪ ♪ Nobody's foolin' nobody is to where it goes ♪ ♪ I'm sittin' down here in the campfire light ♪ ♪ Waiting on the Ghost of Tom Joad ♪ ♪ Now Tom Said; "Ma, whenever ya see a cop beatin' a guy ♪ ♪ Wherever a hungry new born baby cries ♪ ♪ Wherever there's a fight against the blood ♪ ♪ And hatred in the air ♪ ♪ Look for me ma' ♪ ♪ I'll be there ♪ ♪ Wherever somebodies strugglin' for a place to stand ♪ ♪ For a decent job or a helpin' hand ♪ ♪ Wherever somebody is strugglin' to be free ♪ ♪ Look in their eyes ma ♪ ♪ You'll see me ♪ ♪ You'll see me ♪ ♪ You'll see me ♪ ♪ You'll see me ♪ ♪ You'll see me ♪ ♪ You'll see me ♪ ♪ You'll see me ♪ ♪ Rah ♪ ♪ And the highway is alive tonight ♪ ♪ Nobody's foolin' nobody is to where it goes ♪ ♪ I'm sittin' down here in the campfire light ♪ ♪ With the Ghost of Tom Joad ♪ (audience applauding and cheering)

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Length: 5min 38sec (338 seconds)

Published: Sun Mar 27 2011