New America

Everything that made you great only made you bad Made the people hate all the good they had (oh-oh-oh-oh) I know that you had big dreams, that you had big plans But abuse won't make, won't make a free land (oh-oh-oh-oh) You got a white picket fence and your dad's got a gun And when you see the police, there's no reason to run You got a job and a car and a good dental plan You got health insurance, pocket money, damn America America, America You can't bury the truth It's time to pay your dues (oh-oh-oh-oh) America, this is a new America Stars are shinin' for you Sparklin' red and blue (oh-oh-oh-oh) Fucked with the food chain Fucked with the farming too And now our food don't taste Like it's meant to do (oh-oh-oh-oh) They've got blood on their hands 'cause they stole all the land And all the lies they're here to raise made them feel like a man Who gave you jazz, hip hop, rock and roll and the blues? No matter what, the story's catching up on you America America, America You can't bury the truth It's time to pay your dues (oh-oh-oh-oh-oh) America, this is a new America Stars are shinin' for you Sparklin' red and blue (oh-oh-oh-oh-oh) White teeth, dark smile You've been in pain for a while You can't hide your secrets, we can see America America, America You can't bury the truth It's time to pay your dues Stars are shinin' for you (oh-oh-oh-oh-oh) 'Cause freedom's sparklin' soon (oh-oh-oh-oh-oh) America, this is a new America Stars are shinin' for you Sparklin' red and blue (oh-oh-oh-oh)