American Kid

I was once an American kid Growing up on hallowed ground Rode to the river on a pretty red horse In a pretty little country town But I grew up fast and I cast my vote For the President And I had my doubts but I still had hope Until I read the finer print Don't look now but it won't be long They're gonna wonder what we did And we'll have to admit that we done them wrong God help the American kid Well I read the news and the papers too And I see 'em on the TV screen Maybe they know not what they do But I wish they'd say what they mean "We stole this nation fair and square And a whole lot of people in chains But it was all for the glory of God, I swear And the glory of capital gains." Don't look now but it won't be long They're gonna wonder what we did And we'll have to admit that we done them wrong God help the American kid And all the little kids All around the world Some have and others don't But God loves all the boys and girls God knows America won't I hear them holler in my head Can you hear that lonesome sound Well it may be true that we made our bed But I ain't takin it lying down Don't look now but it won't be long They're gonna wonder what we did And we'll have to admit that we done them wrong God help the American kid