Uncle Sam wants YOU to read this
Imagine this with an acoustic guitar and minimal piano. I know how I want it to sound - folky - I think I have the voice to sing it... but i need someone to PLAY it lol :) It's good, it's pretty. I think. What do you think?
The bough is broken;
As the cradle falls,
We watch in wonder -
Is it real at all?
Our sheltered innocence
Seems long gone.
Children are crying
From an old man's song.
The hippies are gone
It's time for a new kind of fight
We've got guns and words
And missiles at night
We've got heart and soul
And courage and might
We've got it all
And all around the world
We've got eyes watching every move
We've got people scared and afraid
There's only on thing we can do -
Which choice is right?
There's a clown on the royal throne,
The people point their fingers and mock
The chaos it and towers fell
One foolish move could end it all,
A wise move could make him king,
We light our candles and sing:
There is hope for America
Land of the free, home to Liberty
There is strength in America
United we stand, one nation
There is fear in America
But we are brave, we will stand
There are tears in America
And hands holding hands, holding hands
We are strong,
We will not fall.
The rain washed out the sun
And the rain washed out the dirt
The sun shines again
One a brand-new earth
We'll climb up again
Like we always have
We'll show the world -
We'll dance and we'll laugh
Cuz the clown in charge, he knows
There's a time for tears and pain
There's a time for fear and hate
But now, it's time to show the world
It's time to heal and love
It's time for smiles and comfort
This dove spreads her wings and flies
There is joy in America
We'll not be shaken down
There is life in America
It goes on same as before
There is pride in America,
The youth are standing tall
There is love in America,
What we need most now.
And we light our candles and sing
More than anything
We need love now.
There is hope for America
Land of the free, home to Liberty
There is strength in America
United we stand, one nation
There is fear in America
But we are brave, we will stand
There are tears in America
And hands holding hands, holding hands
The bough is broken;
As the cradle falls,
We watch in wonder -
Is it real at all?
Our sheltered innocence
Seems long gone.
Children are crying
From an old man's song.
The hippies are gone
It's time for a new kind of fight
We've got guns and words
And missiles at night
We've got heart and soul
And courage and might
We've got it all
And all around the world
We've got eyes watching every move
We've got people scared and afraid
There's only on thing we can do -
Which choice is right?
There's a clown on the royal throne,
The people point their fingers and mock
The chaos it and towers fell
One foolish move could end it all,
A wise move could make him king,
We light our candles and sing:
There is hope for America
Land of the free, home to Liberty
There is strength in America
United we stand, one nation
There is fear in America
But we are brave, we will stand
There are tears in America
And hands holding hands, holding hands
We are strong,
We will not fall.
The rain washed out the sun
And the rain washed out the dirt
The sun shines again
One a brand-new earth
We'll climb up again
Like we always have
We'll show the world -
We'll dance and we'll laugh
Cuz the clown in charge, he knows
There's a time for tears and pain
There's a time for fear and hate
But now, it's time to show the world
It's time to heal and love
It's time for smiles and comfort
This dove spreads her wings and flies
There is joy in America
We'll not be shaken down
There is life in America
It goes on same as before
There is pride in America,
The youth are standing tall
There is love in America,
What we need most now.
And we light our candles and sing
More than anything
We need love now.
There is hope for America
Land of the free, home to Liberty
There is strength in America
United we stand, one nation
There is fear in America
But we are brave, we will stand
There are tears in America
And hands holding hands, holding hands