Tono:
Introducción:
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I was once an American kid
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Growing up on hallowed ground
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Rode to the river on a pretty red horse
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In a pretty little country town
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But I grew up fast, and I cast my vote
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For the president
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And I had my doubts, but I still had hope
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Until I read the finer print
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Don't look now, but it won't be long
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They're gonna wonder what we did
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And we'll have to admit that we done them wrong
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God help the American kid
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Oh, God help the American kid
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Well I read the news and the paper too
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And I see 'em on the TV screen
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Maybe they know not what they do
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But I wish they'd say what they mean
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We stole this nation, fair and square
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And a whole lot of people in chains
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But it was all for the glory of God, I swear
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And the glory of capital gains
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Don't look now, but it won't be long
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They're gonna wonder what we did
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And we'll have to admit that we done them wrong
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God help the American kid
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Oh, God help the American kid
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All the little kids all around the world
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Some have and others don't
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God loves all the boys and girls
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But God knows America won't
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I hear them holler in my head
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Can you hear that lonesome sound?
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Well it may be true that we made our bed
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But I ain't taking it lying down
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G Em
Don't look now, but it won't be long
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They're gonna wonder what we did
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And we'll have to admit that we done them wrong
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God help the American kid
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Oh, God help the American kid
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God help the American kid