Another Country Phil Ochs

[Verse 1]
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

[Chorus]
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

[Verse 2]
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

[Chorus]
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

[Verse 3]
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