America
How can we believe it after what we've been through?
America
We can keep believing, but there's so much to lose
She was as pretty as a dream
The most amazing girl I've ever seen
But not just did she look good, she made you free
She said, "You belong to me
And I won't see your spirit in shackles"
The snake makes apple wine for the paradise fair
And Eden bats the lashes of her eyes and lets her hair down
The dancing feels so fine, don't wanna go nowhere
But she gets thirsty for apple wine sometimes
America
How can we believe it after what we've been through?
America
We can keep on dreaming, but there's so much, there's so much to do
So much to do
And so she took up with a white man who seemed to have no feelings
He just couldn't get it right, man, kept killing and stealing
And he moved all of her tribesmen to lives with lower ceilings
Where their stories weren't needed, the forgotten wise
Made his fools king and made himself god
Traded guns and lives and drugs and cod
His wealth grew greater, he never learned to sing
But he always was a rather good sailor, hey, yeah
America
How can we believe it after what we've been through?
America
We can keep believing, but there's so much to lose
America
How can we believe it after what we've been through?
America
We can keep on dreaming, but there's so much, there's so much to do
So the old man tide could never really treat her right
She cried and cried and tried to make him see the light
He only lied and always had to pick a fight
He spends most of his time abroad nowadays
So now she's mine and I'ma get her back on track
I've drawn the line and I'm not looking back
Because it's long past time
And even if she's been through hell with scars and lines
She's still so fine
America
How can we believe it after what we've been through?
America
We can keep believing, but there's so much to lose
America
How can we believe it after what we've been through?
America
We can keep on dreaming, but there's so much, there's so much to
So much to lose
So much to lose
So much to do
America
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