In the Appalachian town where I grew up
It's gettin' harder every day
So I went across the country but it seemed bout the same
Down in Louisiana and LA
It's like a hurricane comin' down on us
From the drugs and the poverty
And all that freedom means today is inequality
But in my heart I know if there's a hope
It's inside you and me
I Believe in America
I Believe in the dream
I Believe in America
'Cause I believe in you and me
The kid next door is looking awful bored
Playin' Xbox and he don't believe the news no more
The only thing he sees on his TV
Is all the things America ain't supposed to be
He's planning on taking a gun to school
But he don't even know why
And all the men behind the curtains are just taking us for a ridew
But there ain't no way they're gonna beat us down 'cause this dream is never gonna die
I Believe in America
I Believe in the dream
I Believe in America
'Cause I believe in you and me, in you and me
My brother's off fightin' in a foreign land, risking his life for someone else
He's trying to give to the rest of the world what some of us ain't got ourselves
And the politicians on every side can't find a change of heart
Instead of bringing us all together, they're just tearing us all apart
But there ain't no way that this dream'll die, she's just about to start!
I Believe in America
I Believe in the dream
I Believe in America
'Cause I believe in you and me, in you and me
Get in assembly line, get in assembly line, get in assembly line!
Back at home things are looking up
We're crankin' rap music from our pick-up trucks
Rollin' with our babies at the end of the day
And playin' fiddle music 'til the sun comes up
So mister DJ won't you play a song for my home team
From the cities to the suburbs and golden plains and all that's in between
Where the sun shines down from the spacious skies
And lights up the American Dream!
I believe In America
I believe in the dream
Yeah I believe in America
'Cause I believe in you and me, in you and me
I Believe in America
I Believe in the dream
I Believe in America
'Cause I believe in you and me, in you and me
In you and me. In you and me