Sweet America

I tried asking my neighbor for a cup of hope

She was plumb all out but gave me a length of rope

And I asked,

"Is it that bad already?"

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Street preacher's stopped yelling and just holds some signs

Everyone already knows it's the fuckin' end times

How's his ego to survive

If he can't condemn the guilty?

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Hang a noose for Lady Liberty

She's staring awful long at the churning sea...

Pour one out for Democracy

He's on his last bottle of Land of the Free...

America, America, just give her the goddamn morphine...

America, Sweet America, put her out of her misery.

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The billionaires sail by on their polluting yachts,

Wish we had more orcas and much fewer cops

You can call me a bitch all you want

If it makes the taste of blood a little sweeter.

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When the ration lines turn into riot lashes

What's your little gun gonna do against the masses?

The revolution won't be televised

So be careful who you pick as leader.

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Hang a noose for Lady Liberty

She's staring awful long at the churning sea...

Pour one out for Democracy

He's on his last bottle of Land of the Free...

America, America, just give her the goddamn morphine...

America, Sweet America, oh we hardly knew thee.

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America, Sweet America, dream a dream of liberty...

America, Sweet America, please don't forget me.