well here's song number two for the acoustic folk albumwritten and recorded early this morningi think scotty metro got me thinking about americaand then woody guthrie inhabited my headi enjoyed the visit thank u for listening shakeydave - vocal, guitar, piano theres highways and byways and prairiestheres rivers and mountains and streamstheres a land i know and a land i loveits the land of american dreams our forefathers founded this countryour forefathers founded this landit was founded on dreams of libertystandin up for the rights of manand dignity for every personevery woman and child and manthey all got their dreamstheir american dreamsand they're doin the best that they can theres highways and byways and prairiestheres rivers and mountains and streamstheres a land i know and a land i loveits the land of american dreams well it feels like we're back in the dust bowlthe highway is dusty and dryits blowin' away another dream todaydont you just wanna sit down and crystill i know theres a dream to awakenin this land of american dreamsits a dream we sharepeople everywheresharin' in the american dream theres highways and byways and prairiestheres rivers and mountains and streamstheres a land i know and a land i loveits the land of american dreams well there's only one thing i am sure ofthere's only one thing that i knowwe ain't givin' up that easythis ain't the end of the showsometimes you gotta keep dreamin'even when you've lost all hopeand there at the end of the rainbowsomeone will throw you a rope theres highways and byways and prairiestheres rivers and mountains and streamstheres a land i know and a land i loveits the land of american dreamsits the land of american dreams its the land of american dreams