Wanda In America

Yuma

                                                  Large field of corn
                                                Surround the small town
                                                The smell of a cattle feed 

                                                The smell of the pig farms

                                                Hi way 34 runs through 

                                                Train tracks and dogs
                                                Howling to the sound of

                                                Shaking in the local trailer


                                                Main Street full of kids 


                                                Country town, life 


                                                Pick up full of farm boys or

                                                Left off at the local store



                                              To spend the hard earned money

                                                From days of toil in bean fields

                                                Sending money back to their
                                                Wives and kids in Mexico

                                                Well somewhere one hundred 

                                                Fifty miles away Denver
                                                Rich fat cats eat steak, and


                                                Welcome to the American 

                                                Pedro, jose, maria, billy 


                                                And lets not forget Wanda Sue..
Copyright © | Year Posted 2006

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