Sweet America

Cant you see my surprise is evident There lies the body of the President We all stare at the TV with shock Hypnotized by the ticking of the clock Outside my world the fires still rage Stretched beyond the barricade We are taught to love the hate That grows inside of us day by day Where have you gone sweet America Your flag is tattered and your thread untwined It's come the time to live or die We know why sweet America Freedoms ring can no longer be heard Distant chimes have silenced the world We are blind to the light of dawn Blinded by the dropping of the bomb Where have you gone sweet America Your flag is tattered and your thread untwined It's come the time to live or die We know why sweet America Oh say did you see What they've done to you and me We are trapped inside ourselves We hold the key and no one else Where have you gone sweet America Your flag is tattered and your thread untwined It's come the time to live or die We know why sweet America