Oh Detroit, Lift Up Your Weary Head! (Rebuild! Restore! Reconsider!)

by Sufjan Stevens

From the album: Michigan

Duration: 08:20

Michigan cover art

Lyrics for Oh Detroit, Lift Up Your Weary Head! (Rebuild! Restore! Reconsider!)

Once a great place, now a prison All I can say, all I can do People mover, bad decision, from suburban, now a prison All I can say, all I can do From the trembling walls, it's a great idea Everything you want, it's a great idea Once a great place, now a prison All I can say, all I can do Henry ford, henry ford Public trans, public trans Pontiac, Pontiac Feed the poor, feed the poor City hall, city hall Windsor Park, Windsor Park Saginaw, Saginaw After dark, after dark Tigers game, tigers game Eighty-four, eighty-four Industry, industry Unemployed, unemployed Gun control, gun control Wolverine, Wolverine Iroquois, Iroquois Industry, industry Public trans, public trans Auto cars, auto cars Jefferson, Jefferson Michigan, Michigan From the trembling walls, it's a great idea Everything you want, it's a great idea (Hesitate to burn the buildings) From the Renaissance, it's a great idea Everything you want, it's a great idea Throw them all away, it's a great idea From the Renaissance, it's a great idea Everything you want (Hesitate to burn the buildings)

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