Americans

Lyrics

Hold on, don't fight your war alone
 Halo around you, don't have to face it on your own
 We will win this fight
 Let all souls be brave
 We'll find a way to heaven
 We'll find a way
 War is old, so is sex
 Let's play God, you go next
 Hands go up, men go down
 Try my luck, stand my ground
 Die in church, live in jail
 Say her name, twice in hell
 Uncle Sam kissed a man
 Jim Crow Jesus rose again
 I like my woman in the kitchen
 I teach my children superstitions
 I keep my two guns on my blue nightstand
 A pretty young thang, she can wash my clothes
 But she'll never ever wear my pants
 I pledge allegiance to the flag
 Learned the words from my mom and dad
 Cross my heart and I hope to die
 With a big old piece of American pie
 Love me, baby, love me for who I am
 Fallen angels singing, "clap your hands"
 Don't try to take my country, I will defend my land
 I'm not crazy, baby, naw
 I'm American
 I'm American
 I'm American
 I'm American
 79 cent to your dollar
 All that bullshit from white-collars
 You see my color before my vision
 Sometimes I wonder if you were blind
 Would it help you make a better decision?
 I pledge allegiance to the flag
 Learned the words from my mom and dad
 Cross my heart and I hope to die
 With a big old piece of American pie
 Just love me, baby, love me for who I am
 Fallen angels singing, "clap your hands"
 Don't try to take my country, I will defend my land
 I'm not crazy, baby, naw
 I'm American
 I'm American
 I'm American
 I'm American
 Let me help you in here
 Until women can get equal pay for equal work
 This is not my America
 Until same gender loving people can be who they are
 This is not my America
 Until black people can come home
 From a police stop without being shot in the head
 This is not my America
 Until poor whites can get a shot at being successful
 This is not my America
 I can't hear nobody talkin' to me
 Just love me, baby, love me for who I am
 Fallen angels singing, "clap your hands"
 Don't try to take my country, I will defend my land
 I'm not crazy, baby, naw
 I'm American (love me, baby)
 I'm American, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah (love me for who I am)
 Until Latinos and Latinas don't have to run from walls
 This is not my America
 But I tell you today that the devil is a liar
 Because it's gon' be my America before it's all over
 Please sign your name on the dotted line
 

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Song Details

Duration
04:06
Key
9
Tempo
100 BPM

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