My darling, my dear
I tell you what is wrong
I went to the mountain
But the mountain top was gone

Remember those trees
Where as kids we dreamed
They tore them down years ago
And built a factory

And when that plant closed
The workers all left town
I read in the paper that
Some kids were killed when it burnt down

Now I stare at that field
Like circle in the earth
And nothing will grow now
That's not soil, it's just dirt

And I can't stand it
What's the use in making something new
If all that made us must be ruined

I can't demand it
I got nothing but mounting debt and fear
I scratch my head wondering how we got here

America
American
What are we doing?
America
I am American
Please, can we start again

Mountaintop removal
Shames our name

Darling, my dear
I tell you what is right
The moon on the lake
And swimming by its light

Darling, my dear
I tell you what is wrong
I went to the mountain
But the mountain top was gone

And I can't stand it
What's the use in making something new
If all that made us must be ruined

I can't demand shit
I got nothing but mounting debt and fear
We scratch our heads wondering how we got here

America
Americans
What are we doing here?
America
I am American
Please, can we start again

America
Americans
Think of your children
America
Americans
What the hell are we doing?

And darling, my dear
I tell you what is wrong
I went to the mountain
But the mountain top was gone

Mountaintop removal
Shames our name