The devils who had done itnWe had to see them deadnAnd enemies in distant cavesnAre where the headlines lednnWe bought our patriotic teanWatched our neighbors' movesnWore stars and stripes like rosariesnBut took anything as GodnnnI was in the hospitalnTurned on the TVnSaw those fires burningnNot sure what to thinknnWhen the morning endednMy stomach hit the floornAnger, pain, and vengeancenTurned my gentle bones to thornsnnA little girl approached menConfusion filled the roomnI asked her not expecting much:nWhatever shall I do? She saidnn[Chorus]nNightmares will never gainnPower over you and menOn your doorstep, theres a new threatnSay no to nightmares, no to fearn[Repeat]nnOur rightous grief and outragenBrought politicians' threatsnUnless I watched the way I votenThey told me I'd be nextnnPeople near Ground ZeronSome put down their swordnBut people in the heartlandnWere more scared than in New YorknnDiners off of country roadsnServed the fearful newsnIt had nowhere to dissipatenExcept the ballot boothnn[Chorus]nnIf the boss just laid you offnShe blamed it on that daynEverything that wasn't rightnWe all knew what to saynnEverything was suspectnAnd no one dared to ask:nWere policies to win our minds?nOr were there really threats?nnMost were decent peoplenJonesing for a dosenOf that sweet taste known as freedomnBut the fruited plain had closednnnSoon kids won't remembernMy niece is only fivenBut if she asks I'll hold hernI'll sing a lullaby