Where'd My Country Go?

Where'd my country go? And why'd they have to clear the trees around my childhood home? Who bought up all that ground And built those subdivisions where we used to burn it down? Back when the city limit sign was miles away From that hillside where we'd stay Out all night slingin' bottle rockets up and down the creek Since when was it a crime to ride in pickup bed through the countryside And how am I supposed to sleep knowing they paved over my old dirt road? Where'd my country go? Where'd my country go? Where'd my country go? And why we gotta pray for peace in the land the brave call home? Who's gonna save us now We seem to take for granted all this freedom that we found? Back when Betsy Ross stitched Old Glory to life And JESUS gave us the 4th of July When he plucked those eagles' wings from that lion's back Since when did we forget how to pray And shout 'God bless the USA?' Are all the best times in the past Or are they just around that bend in the road? Where'd my country go? Where'd my country go? Well, I saw Washington in Rushmore And, man, it sure was gorgeous But I know Jones and Strait will always be my favorite Georges Where'd my country go? And when was the last time you heard Yoakam on the radio? Would it be out of line To send up a prayer, "Please, JESUS, Send me back in time" To when country was the truth and a couple of chords Told with a fiddle and a steel guitar The Man in Black had a record deal And The Chicks were still from Dixie And I wonder what ol' Cash would say If he heard that Nashville sound today I bet he wouldn't believe how it paved the way for Old Town Road Where'd my country go? Where'd my country go?