The Buck Doesn't Stop Here No More lyrics

Long ago a land was built

To be a shining city on a hill

No kings, no aristocracy

Just a belief in liberty

And the tale that they were told in school

Always follow this golden rule

George Washington and the cherry tree

Truth will set the people free

But the truth is hard to take

When your livelihood's at stake

Better cover your mistakes

And the buck doesn't stop here no more

The buck doesn't stop here no more

And so all the people saw

That no one was above the law

They took pride in their democracy

All were equal, eventually

But equal rights means equal say

And some folk didn't like the way

While their views were duly noted

Come election time, they were out-voted

So they used intimidation

To preserve their domination

This is a Christian nation

And the buck doesn't stop here no more

The buck doesn't stop here no more

With their God and their guns, what are they fighting for?

An all-American Sharia law?

If the Bible is the sole source of authority

Then we've no use for democracy

If history teaches us one thing

Never trust a man who would be king

Who seeks all power for himself

To burnish his prestige and wealth

And a nation born in revolution

Should know this offers no solution

For there can be no liberty

Where one man rules with impunity

And the patriots have no shame

To them it's all a game

They've always someone else to blame

And the buck doesn't stop here no more

Buck doesn't stop here no more

The buck doesn't stop here no more

The buck doesn't stop here no more

• Artist:Billy Bragg
• Album:The Million Things That Never Happened (2021)