There's a sadness in your singing I have never heard before
There's a dying in your living that exists from shore to shore
There's a coward in your character that I have never seen
America what happened to the promise and the dream
The promise was that men could live and worship as they please
The dream was for the huddled masses yearning to breathe free
We closed so many doors and banned the prayers on many scenes
America what happened to the promise and the dream
There's a numbness in your feeling for the disadvantaged poor
There's a weakness in your strenght because your leaders are unsure
There are shadows in the light that once was freedom's brightest beam
America what happened to the promise and the dream
The promise was that men could live and worship as they please
The dream was for the huddled masses yearning to breathe free
You closed so many doors and banned the prayer on many scenes
America what happened to the promise and the dream
There's a hating in your loving for the permanence of vows
Tomorrow doesn't matter it's all for the here and now
Your most important word called love is now a dirty thing
America what happened to the promise and the dream
The promise was that men...
Tom T. Hall (1938-2021) was an American singer-songwriter who achieved great success in the country music genre. Born in Olive Hill, Kentucky, Hall began his musical career in the 1960s as a supporting musician for various artists before emerging as a solo artist with his debut album "The Story of Tom T. Hall" (1970). Hall is known for his narrative and realistic songs that often explored social and rural themes, earning him the moniker "Storyteller of Country Music". Some of his most famous tracks include "Old Dogs, Children and Watermelon Wine", "I Love" and "The Year That Clayton Delaney Died". Hall won numerous awards, including a Grammy Award for his song "Homecoming" in 1976. Besides music, Hall was also a successful author, publishing several collections of short stories and essays.
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