Just
a workin’ man without a job,
It got shipped off to China via Washington, D.C.
And I know I’m nothin’ special, there are plenty more
like me.
Just the same
I thought I knew the rules of the game.
I stood up for this country that I love.
I came back from the desert to a wife and kids to feed.
And I’m not sayin’ Uncle Sam should give me what I need,
My offer stands.
I’ll pull my weight you give me half a chance.
I went up to a congressman and said to him,
“You know, our government is letting people down.”
He said he’d need a lot of help to buck the status-quo.
I said there was a bunch of us around.
I am a Born Again American, conceived in Liberty.
My Bible and the Bill of Rights, my creed’s equality.
I am a Born Again American, my country ‘tis of me,
And everyone who shares the dream
From sea to shining sea.
My brother’s welding chassis at the plant.
He’s earning what our granddad did in 1948.
While CEOs count bonuses behind the castle gates,
How can they see
When all they care about’s the 'do re mi'?
It’s getting where there’s nowhere left to turn.
Not since the crash of twenty-nine have things been so unfair,
So many of our citizens are living in despair.
The time has come
To reaffirm that hope’s not just for some.
The promise of America’s surrendering to greed,
The rule is just look out for number one.
But brace yourself ‘cause some of us
Have sown a different seed.
A harvest of the Spirit has begun.
I am a Born Again American, conceived in liberty.
My Bible and The Bill of Rights, my creed’s equality.
I am a Born Again American, my country ‘tis of me,
And everyone who shares the dream
From sea to shining sea.
It’s clear my country’s soul is on the line.
She’s hungering for something that she lost along the way,
The principle the Framers called upon us to obey,
That in this land
The people’s will must have the upper hand.
I felt the calling once before and took a sacred vow
And faithful to that vow I have remained.
I hear the calling once again, my country needs me now,
And to her cause I have been re-ordained.
I am a Born Again American, conceived in liberty,
My Bible and the Bill of Rights, all people living free.
I am a Born Again American, my country ‘tis of me,
And everyone who shares the dream
From sea to shining sea.
Far!
We've been traveling far!
Without a home
But not without a star
Free!
Only want to be free!
We huddle close
Hang on to a dream
On the boats and on the planes
They're coming to America
Never looking back again
They're coming to America
Home, don't it seem so far away
Oh, we're traveling light today
In the eye of the storm
In the eye of the storm
Home, to a new and a shiny place
Make our bed, and we'll say our grace
Freedom's light burning warm
Freedom's light burning warm
Everywhere around the world
They're coming to America
Every time that flag's unfurled
They're coming to America
Got a dream to take them there
They're coming to America
They're coming to America
They're coming to America
They're coming to America
They're coming to America
Today, today, today, today, today
My country 'tis of thee
Today
Sweet land of liberty
Today
Of thee I sing
Today
Of thee I sing
Today...
