Salt of the Earth
Raising Glasses to Resilience: Judy Collins' Tribute to the Unsung Heroes
Lyrics
Let's drink to the hard working people
Toast to those who work hard
Let's drink to the lowly of birth
Toast to those born in humble circumstances
Raise your glass to the good and the evil
Celebrate both the good and the evil
Let's drink to the salt of the earth
Cheers to the common people, the foundation of society
Say a prayer for the common foot soldier
Show respect for the ordinary soldier
Spare a thought for his back breaking work
Consider the hard labor they endure
Say a prayer for his wife and his children
Think about the soldier's family and their struggles
Who turn the fires and who still till the earth
Reference to those who tend to fires and cultivate the land
When I see these crowd of faces
Observation of a diverse crowd
A swirling mass of black and gray and white
The crowd is a mix of races and ethnicities
They look so real to me
The people seem authentic
But they look so much [Incomprehensible]
Expression of uncertainty or incomprehensibility
Raise your glass to the hard working people
Toast to those who work hard
Let's drink to the uncounted heads
Cheers to the unrecognized masses
Let's think of the wavering millions
Consider the countless millions in need of guidance
Who need leaders but get gamblers instead
Leadership is lacking, and gamblers take charge
Spare a thought for the stay at home voter
Reflect on the voter who stays at home
His empty eyes gaze at strange beauty shows
Empty eyes suggest disillusionment with beauty shows
See the parading of gray suited grafters
Parade of corrupt individuals in gray suits
The world is charming and they don't want to know
They are charmed by a world they prefer not to understand
And when I see these crowd of faces
Observation of another diverse crowd
A swirling mass of gray and black and white
A mix of races and ethnicities, similar to before
They look so real to me
They appear genuine
And they look so much [Incomprehensible]
Expression of uncertainty or incomprehensibility
Let's drink to the hard working people
Toast to those who work hard
Let's think of the lowly of birth
Toast to those born in humble circumstances
Spare a thought for the rag taggy people
Consider the ragtag, marginalized people
Let's drink to the salt of the earth
Cheers to the essential and overlooked members of society
Let's drink to the hard working people
Repeat of the toast to hardworking and humble individuals
Let's think of the lowly of birth
-Spare a thought for the rag taggy people
Repeat of the consideration for the marginalized
Let's drink to the salt of the earth
Repeat of the toast to the salt of the earth
Let's drink to the people
General toast to the people
Let's drink to the salt of the earth
General toast to the salt of the earth
Let's drink to the people
General toast to the people
Let's drink to the salt of the earth
General toast to the salt of the earth
Let's drink to the people
General toast to the people
Let's drink to the salt of the earth
General toast to the salt of the earth
Let's drink to the people
General toast to the people
Let's drink to the salt of the earth
General toast to the salt of the earth
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