Wasn't Listening

Laughed until the joke came true
Someone’s always laughing somehow
You’re a practice, checked the maps and went home
No need for our voices nohow
Chastened, I’ve been chastened
Only, only part of America
Lonely, lonely heart of America
Laughing at the needy
Chopping down a treaty
Splitting up the spoils
Trying to get a feel
Mainly to a wall
Burning down the sky
Building a mall
Spitting really far
I wasn’t listening when you said
It’s always been this way
I wasn’t listening when you said
Over and over again, you’ve got your head in the sand
This is the heart of America
Only, only part of America
Lonely, lonely heart of America