Another Country Lyrics - Singles - Phil Ochs

Oh, a rifle took its aim and a man fell to the ground 

He tried to stand again but everybody held him down 

A time of terror when the bullet pierced the air 

I know that couldn't happen here 

Oh, it must have been another country 

Yes, it must have been another land 

That couldn't happen in the USA 

We'd never treat a man that way 

And a migrant worker sweats underneath the blazin' sun 

He's fallen to his knees but his work is never done 

Begs someone to listen but nobody seems to care 

I know that couldn't happen here 

Oh, it must have been another country 

Yes, it must have been another land 

That couldn't happen in the USA 

We'd never treat a man that way 

And a man is working steady, it's good money he receives 

But he's thrown out of work for the wrong things he believes 

He didn't have the thoughts most everybody shares 

I know that couldn't happen here 

So it must have been another country 

Yes, it must have been another land 

That couldn't happen in the USA 

We'd never treat a man that way 

And a man is sent to prison to wait until he dies 

He fights to save his life, for years and years he tries 

Even though he changed himself, he dies upon the chair 

I know that couldn't happen here 

Oh, it must have been another country 

Yes, it must have been another land 

That couldn't happen in the USA 

We'd never treat a man that way 

Oh, I know we'd never treat a man that way