Intro (x2) verse 1 Upstate versus downstate City versus county Rural versus urban Red versus the blue He said national service will keep the Union together He said national service will keep the Union together verse 2 Privileged and the poor Every class and every color Together in spirit Building blocks of a nation He said national service will keep the Union together He said national service will keep the Union together Instrumental Break x4 He said national service will keep the Union together He said national service will keep the Union together verse 3 A two-party system The donkey and the elephant Liberals and conservatives Each fight for their own survival He said national service will keep the Union together He said national service will keep the Union together Instrumental Break (x4) He said national service will keep the Union together He said national service will keep the Union together
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