Peaceful Valley Boulevard - Neil Young

One day shots rang out in the peaceful valley

God was crying tears that fell like rain

Before the railroad came from Kansas City

And the bullets hit the bison from the train

First shots rang across the peaceful valley

White man laid his foot upon the plain

The wagon train rolled through the dusty canyon

The settlers full of wonder as they crossed

A gentle creek where two old oaks were standing

Before the West was won there was a cost

A rain of fire came down upon the wagons

A mother screamed and every soul was lost

Change hit the country like a thunderstorm

Ancient rivers soon began to boil

People rushed like water to California

At first they came for gold and then for oil

Fortunes were made and lost in lifetimes

Mother earth took poison in her soil

An electro cruiser coasted towards the exit

And turned on Peaceful Valley Boulevard

"People make the difference" read a billboard

Above a long line of idling cars

Who'll be the one to lead this world

Who'll be the beacon in the night

Who'll be the one to lead this world

Who'll be the beacon in the night

Who'll be the one to lead the nations

And protect God's creations

A polar bear's still drifting on an ice floe

Sun beating down from the sky

Politicians gathered for a summit

And came away with nothing to decide

The storms thundered on

His tears of pounding rain

A child was born and wondered why