The Man Who Built America

See him driving those golden nails That hold together the silver bars That one day gonna take us to the stars Cos he's the man who built America See him walking the golden wire A million miles from his starting place And see the world reflected in his face Cos he's the man who built America You coloured kids on the border line And all you golden children of the sun He's father to you each and everyone Cos he's the man who built America Building them up, your dreams Tell me, who's gonna knock them down Not him, not the man who built America In every precinct a golden mile In every doorway stands heart's desire But see him crouching running through the fire Cos he's the man who built America You kill the rich and you con the poor You stalk the streets with your 45's But no-one's going to take the man alive Cos he's the man who built America.