Read the excerpt from This Land Was Made for You and Me. One minute he’d be there, the next he’d be gone, vanishing without a word to anyone, abandoning those he loved best. Whi…

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Read the excerpt from This Land Was Made for You and Me.

One minute he’d be there, the next he’d be gone, vanishing without a word to anyone, abandoning those he loved best.

Which lines from Guthrie’s song "This Land Is Your Land" were most likely inspired by this aspect of his life?

I saw above me that endless skyway:

I saw below me that golden valley:

And the wheat fields waving and the dust clouds rolling,

As the fog was lifting a voice was chanting:

As they stood there hungry, I stood there asking

Is this land made for you and me?

Nobody living can ever stop me,

As I go walking that freedom highway;