歌词
I was born where the stars and stripes wave high
Raised to believe in a truth that couldn't lie
But now I see the cracks in the painted sky
Oh America I can't deny
I've seen the greed the hunger for power
The poor forgotten hour by hour
Promises broken dreams torn apart
And it weighs so heavy on my heart
I am American and I am ashamed
This isn't the land that we proudly proclaimed
Freedom for some while the rest are blamed
Oh I am American and I am ashamed
The streets are burning the voices cry
Another shooting yet we ask why
Leaders trade truth for a dollar sign
And we've turned away from the human line
Torn flags on homeless veterans' streets
While billionaires fly their greed complete
The melting pot's boiling divisions grow wide
And I can't find my country's pride
I am American and I am ashamed
What happened to justice the values we claimed?
We've strayed so far our morals maimed
Oh I am American and I am ashamed
From Ferguson to Flint the warnings were clear
Yet we ignored the cries we didn't want to hear
The lies on Capitol Hill January's rage
Another chapter of a darkened page
The earth is screaming the oceans rise
But profits blind us we close our eyes
A country so proud yet we turn away
From the truth staring at us every day
I am American and I am ashamed
This isn't the dream that so many proclaimed
We're lost in a storm the compass untamed
Oh I am American and I am ashamed
Yet somehow I hope though it feels so small
That we can rise rebuild it all
A land of freedom of justice of light
But until then I'll sing tonight:
I am American and I am ashamed
But maybe one day we'll reclaim the name
For now I confess my soul inflamed
Oh I am American and I am ashamed
Written by: Jason Tyler Guest
