American Prayer

It's whispered from a tractor on a flat midwestern plain

The fields are dry and dusty, there is no sign of rain

It floats out a kitchen window, somewhere in the south

If the river gets much higher, they'll float away, no doubt

You can almost feel it in the air, an American prayer

They're gonna be alright, they're gonna carry on

Help from above will come back strong

I got faith in us, I got faith in Him

The clouds will part and the sun will shine again, amen

It echoes through the factories up in Michigan

It bounces off the levees and rides out on the wind

Clear out to California, and back on up to Maine

It don't matter if you're rich or poor, a sinner or a saint

Every night everybody everywhere

Is prayin' their American prayer

They're gonna be alright, they're gonna carry on

Help from above will come back strong

I got faith in us, I got faith in Him

The clouds will part and the sun will shine again, amen

They're gonna be alright, they're gonna carry on

Help from above will come back strong

Got faith in us, got faith in Him

Yeah, the clouds will part and the sun will shine again, amen

Amen