City on the Hill

All the founding fathers sewed their seeds In the southern coast All the godless heathens had to leave To make a newer world So we could live together in America Justice is blinding so is love Oh-oh, oh-oh Oh-oh, oh-oh All the stolen melodies they played In the hit parade All the power spirituals they fade In a salute So we could sing together in America Black sermon anthem, painted love Polystyrene 100 dollar bills To build a shining city on the hill (Forgot them all!) There's no cure for pain or shame You just have to be this way Oh-oh, oh-oh Oh-oh, oh-oh If you steal and hustle don't get caught Gotta risk it all Hang on every note that they read off For the Powerball We'll all get rich together in America Money's indifferent – so is love Trash bags full of 100 dollar bills (Statues on the wall) We left that broke down city on the hill (Forget them all!) Have to relocate the past Because we're never going back