0:00 The men who watch the nation's gold0:03 Tell stories that are centuries old0:07 They hold the rates and wait for signs0:11 Reading fortunes in the market lines0:14 While folks pull belts a little tight0:18 And hope for dawn to break the night0:22 They say the fever's cooling down0:25 In every worried, waiting town0:29 Oh, gather 'round and listen close0:33 To how the modern river flows0:36 I've sung this song in dust and rain0:40 The names all change, the truths remain0:44 A different year, a different town0:47 The same old world keeps spinning 'round0:51 Two families on opposing shores0:55 Have bolted shut their heavy doors0:58 They shout their cause across the tide1:02 With equal parts of hurt and pride1:06 November's wind begins to rise1:09 Reflected in a million eyes1:13 They draw their lines upon the sand1:17 To claim their piece of this good land1:20 Oh, gather 'round and listen close1:24 To how the modern river flows1:28 I've sung this song in dust and rain1:31 The names all change, the truths remain1:35 A different year, a different town1:39 The same old world keeps spinning 'round1:43 A clever ghost inside the wire1:46 Has learned to speak with human fire1:50 It stole a voice, a silver sound1:54 From echoes that it simply found1:57 The artist cries, "That soul is mine!"2:01 A shadow born of new design2:05 We build our gods from glass and light2:08 And fear them in the coming night2:12 The southern sky turned sickly green2:16 The meanest wind you've ever seen2:19 It tore the roofs from Iowa's plains2:23 And washed the world in Texas rains2:27 Now folks search rubble, call a name2:30 In a familiar, fiery game2:34 And build again on broken ground2:38 The only home they've ever found2:41 So is it progress? Is it doom?2:45 The cradle, or the coming tomb?2:49 The banker's fear, the voter's plea2:52 The wild storm from a boiling sea2:56 It's human greed and human grace3:00 Reflected in this troubled place3:03 Oh, gather 'round and listen close3:07 To how the modern river flows3:11 I've sung this song in dust and rain3:14 The names all change, the truths remain3:18 A different year, a different town3:22 The same old world keeps spinning 'round
