@ top glASS oosevenUS - This song isn't even about opening the borders to illegals, it's about being human in an inhumane world. Dang...at some point, we're all equal, right?
OMG ROBYN! Please. A nice tune but opening up the borders to illegals? Give me a break. If they want to come, let them learn the language, pledge allegiance, learn the constitution, pay taxes and do it the right way. Other wise I'm all for shooting them on site if they cross illegally.
@jjbcwby . Yeah. Ever heard of Ellis Island. They have roll books where the immigrants came off the ships. They came and learned the language, pledged allegiance to our flag, paid taxes, didn't ask for welfare, and became U.S. citizens the legal way. Just because you can sneak under a fence or swim across the rio doesn't entitle them and they should be deported or apply for U.S. citizenship lawfully.
I wonder how long it will take for people who have been blessed with so much to shake off the fear that has frozen our hearts and share a little piece of our dream with our neighbors who have so little.
Dreams can come true up here again if we will just left go of the greed and the hate.
He's singing about the toll that it takes on him...no more, no less.
BrushApe66 9 months ago
@ top glASS oosevenUS - This song isn't even about opening the borders to illegals, it's about being human in an inhumane world. Dang...at some point, we're all equal, right?
BrushApe66 9 months ago
@ topglass007us - You're in America. Speak Native American or STFU.
BrushApe66 9 months ago
So, purely out of curiosity, is this a Dave Alvin song or a Tom Russell song?
VoodooPolitico 9 months ago
OMG ROBYN! Please. A nice tune but opening up the borders to illegals? Give me a break. If they want to come, let them learn the language, pledge allegiance, learn the constitution, pay taxes and do it the right way. Other wise I'm all for shooting them on site if they cross illegally.
topglass007us 11 months ago
@topglass007u America is made up of imagrants people!!!
jjbcwby 10 months ago
@jjbcwby . Yeah. Ever heard of Ellis Island. They have roll books where the immigrants came off the ships. They came and learned the language, pledged allegiance to our flag, paid taxes, didn't ask for welfare, and became U.S. citizens the legal way. Just because you can sneak under a fence or swim across the rio doesn't entitle them and they should be deported or apply for U.S. citizenship lawfully.
topglass007us 9 months ago
Give Dave Alvin his credit he was co writer.
khunrut 11 months ago
I was at this show, it was great!
MaoTzu 1 year ago
This is such a lovely song.
I wonder how long it will take for people who have been blessed with so much to shake off the fear that has frozen our hearts and share a little piece of our dream with our neighbors who have so little.
Dreams can come true up here again if we will just left go of the greed and the hate.
RobynHarris 2 years ago 12
Thank you so much for posting. Tom has to be one of America's greatest singer/songwriters and this is one of my favourites.
stevemattie13065 2 years ago 7
Another great one....
ranfranthompson 2 years ago