There?s a strip mall round the corner, lease signs in every window.
And fear in almost all my neighbors? eyes.
There?s a disconnect between the politicians and the people
We know half the time they?re gonna lie.
Aren?t we all on the same side?
There?s no us and there?s no them. We?re all out there on a limb.
There?s no Kings and there?s no Queens
Just a pot of melted dreams
What makes us so quick to fight?
No one wants to compromise
Sometimes it?s all so hard to understand.
Aren?t we all American?
We can?t agree on nothing, even as our country
Is hanging in the balance by a thread.
There?s bonuses for bosses and bankers hiding losses
While our leaders close their eyes and turn their heads,
Aren?t we all on the same side?
What if my son?s class was closing down
my brothers house the bank sold out,
My father?s farm we could not save.
My mother lost her job today
My wife just said tuition?s more
Another year we can?t afford
So our daughter?s dropping out of school
If this was me, what would I do?
There?s no us and there?s no them. We?re all out there on a limb.
There?s no Kings and there?s no Queens
Just a pot of melted dreams
What makes us so quick to fight?
No one wants to compromise
Sometimes it?s all so hard to understand.
Get back to being neighbors, family, and friends,
Aren?t we all American?