Disney's America

I knew Virginia once
she was a pretty girl
she walked in the wild fields
and swam the wild streams
I took her out one day
to the Civil War battlefield
way down in Manassas
where I told her my dreams
but now it's Disney's America
a long way from anywhere
with a brand new coat to wear
with a brand name on the seams
just Disney's America
Virginia, she chose to stay
and we drifted apart
like runoff into the Chesapeake Bay

then I had a family
Virginia, I guess she forgot about me
she lives near the concrete sea
or so people say
I don't remember much
about her gentle touch
my skin just turned so hard
and my feet turned to clay
it was in Disney's America
a long long way from anywhere
you get what you pay for there
man, you get it in spades
just Disney's America
Virginia, she chose to stay
and we drifted apart
like runoff into the Chesapeake Bay

you can't get too excited
you can't get too enthused
from Dismal Land to the Tragic Mountain
we are not amused
yeah I knew Virginia once
she was a pretty thing
she walked in the wild fields
and swam in the wild streams
but now it's Disney's America
that's where we collect our pay
where we drifted apart
like runoff into the Chesapeake Bay
yeah we drifted apart
like runoff into the Chesapeake Bay

--Graham Parker