Well they're crying tonight in Minnesota
There was a dream went down
On a cool morning in October

The prairie has an endless horizon
And he could see farther
There was room there for his vision

Peace for Paul and us all
Peace for Paul and us all
Peace for Paul and us all
Peace for Paul

Well they're crying tonight in Washington
For the loss of a conscience
For the loss of their least-favored son

In that marshland of wavering opinion
The bedrock of his courage
Was a lonely, noble island

And we're crying tonight across the nation
There may have never been a time
When we more desperately needed him

They say we all walk in lock-step
To the beat of the war drum
But this man raised his hand and said
"No, not in my name,"
And he spoke for me
And my future children
He left us a legacy
Of what a true hero could be
And in these untrustworthy times
He was a person we could believe in

Well they're crying tonight in Minnesota
There was a dream went down
On a cool morning in October