I was glad to see this and AlpineK's post of the complete lyrics; I was thinking of this tune by Gil Scot-Heron not long after this thread was started.
If more people heard this dude's music, he'd have a whole new audience. "Winter In America" has such a fine, soulful groove...mmmmmmm.
Being slightly anebriated, my appreciation is fueled in part by sentimentalism.