Part I: "The Great Frontier"I count the days the Great FrontierForgiving, faced the seventh yearI stand in awe of gratefulnessI can and call forgetfulnessAnd when I, and when I callThe Patient, the Patient fallThe Spirit, the CarpenterInvites us to be with herWhat have we become America?Soldiers on the Great Frontier!Carpenter and Soldier, one on oneIt's the battle, volunteer!Run from yourself, from your friends, from ya--Run for your life, for your friends, for ya--American, merica, meri--Oh Illinois, Illinois, Illi--The prairie, the frontier, the perfect farm, it's from hereThe fortress, the faker, the cornerstone, the bakerThe dancer, the fisher, audition and the disherThe boxer, the fetcher, the ghweing gum, dream catcherI count the days the Great FrontierForgiving, faced the seventh yearI stand and strain to make ends meetFive Spirits on the Grand MarqueeAnd when I, and when I callThe Patient, the Patient fallThe Spirit, the CarpenterInvites us to be with herThere was a man at the wallHe was grateful for us allI saw the Wise Woman singShe wasn't asking anythingShe wasn't asking anythingHow she made the nations sing!What have we become America?Soldiers on the Great Frontier!Run from yourself,from your friends, from ya--Run for your life,for your friends, for ya--American, merica, meri--Oh Illinois, Illinois, Illi--The mattress, the floozies, the actress at the moviesThe lantern, the lotion, the wind that wakes the oceanThe Standard Edition, the architect's renditionThe fashion, the fevers, the house we got at SearsPart II: "Come to Me Only With Playthings Now"Oh Great Fire of Great DisasterOh Great Heaven, oh Great MasterOh Great Goat, the curse you gave usOh Great Ghost, protect and save usOh Great River, green with envyOh Jane Addams, spirit send theeOh Great Trumpet and the singers(Given what you lost are you better off?)Oh Great Goodman, King of Swingers(Given what you had, has it made you mad?)Oh Great Bears and Bulls, Joe Jackson(Celebrate the few. Celebrate the new.)Oh Great Illinois(It can only start with you)