America, America And the red man is right, to expect a little from you And my brothers are all black and white, yellow too Promise and then follow through, America Well I come from, down around Tennessee But the people in California Are nice to me,

I’ll be flicking stones at your window I’ll be waiting outside 'til you’re ready to go Won’t you come down? Come away with me I’ll be waiting, waiting on a brand new day Just think of all the places we could be Think of all the places we could be Well

This I swear Waiting for the one The day that never comes When they stand up and feel the warmth Love is a four letter word Born to push you around Better just stay down You pull away He hits the flesh

Do you feel safe now? Welcome to my safe house Semi-automatic, I don't panic when it goes down AKA your god's away, there's no one you can call now Welcome, I've been waiting You've already been caught You don't know it's too late Before you knew which

All in due time, see the world through different eyes. All in due time, the shadows will give way to light. Pacing aimlessly, With my mind in unrest Unsure of what may come. What have I done to bring this down on me? Helpless to make this undone How much

We all have a hunger We all have a hunger (we all have a hunger) Tell me what you need, oh, you look so free The way you use your body, baby, come on and work it for me Don't let it get you down, you're the best thing I've seen We never found the answer

Ridin’ down the highway Who wants to be the DJ I’ll find a spot on the side of the road You find something on the radio A real, real good song We'll know it when it comes on We had no money and no place to go All we needed was a radio Seventeen, the only

So when you're ready My love won't let you down And if you come my way I'll be at your service And so ride with me, until the wheels fall off So I can be all that you're dreaming of Quit playing hard to get girl It's me that you won't forget girl It's

Don't let it fall away No longer hold them down It's come down through the ages This gift down through the ages Forsaken few to live with nothing Belief is true we all just torch them Give me strength to resist what my fathers bought Fight for the scars

Broken halos that used to shine Seen my share of broken halos Folded wings that used to fly They've all gone wherever they go They belong to the by and by Angels come down from the heavens Just to help us on our way Come to teach us, then they leave us