i see america

I saw God out on the block today

He was darker than the preachers say

With a teardrop tattooed on His face

And dirt in His fingers

I heard angels when he laughed the way

That people do when they have known true pain

For his sins, I don't know who's to blame

What choice was he given

In this world that we're living

When I see you

I see love

I see America

I feel your pain

I share your blood

I see America

Said your mother knows a different time

She lets her tongue slip with a glass of wine

She says some things out loud that don't feel right

But you always forgive her

Don't you see the world is changing now?

The blood of the fallen cries out from the ground

Violence and rumors in a southern town

Both start with a whisper

But so does the difference

When I see you

I see love

I see America

I feel your pain

I share your blood

I see America

When I see you

I see love

I see America

I feel your pain

I share your blood

I see America

When I see you

I see love

I see America

I feel your pain

I share your blood

I see America