x THE AMERICAN IN ME - Michael McDermott- Michael-McDermott.com
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STEEPLES OF WHITE, WINDS OF CHANGE AND FEAR
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FLAGS ON FIRE, SOMETHING LOOMING NEAR
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FROM SHORE TO SHORE....FROM SEA TO SHINING SEA
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I AM THIS LAND...MAYBE THIS LAND IS ME
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FAMILIARITY BREEDS CONTEMPT
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MY INNOCENCE...WONDERING WHERE IT WENT
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YOU MUST DEFEND, WHAT YOU THINK IS YOURS
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‘ SOMETIMES I FIGHT...LITTLE DIRTY WARS
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ITS THE AMERICAN IN ME
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FOXHOLE PRAYERS, CRUCIFIXTIONS BURN
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YOU CAN ENDURE, THAT DON’T MEAN YOU LEARN
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I’M NOT EVEN SURE, WHAT IS BEING DONE
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SOMETIMES I WONDER, WHAT WILL BECOME
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OF THE AMERICAN IN ME
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SOMETIMES I LOOK, I DON’T WANNA SEE
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ITS THE AMERICAN IN ME
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OLD MEN IN DINING CARS OF ALL NIGHT TRAINS
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LOOKING OUT THE WINDOW AT THE SMALL TOWN NAMES
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THEY DREAM OF DAYS GONE BY WITH EYES SOAKED
IN REVERIE
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AND SINGING , “ MY COUNTRY TIS’ OF THEE”
SOMETIMES I’M RIGHT, SOMETIMES I’M WRONG
SOMETIMES I GO, WHERE I DON’T BELONG
WHAT'S LIBERTY, THE HISTORY BOOKS ARE STAINED
SOMETIMES I’M PROUD, SOMETIMES I’M SO ASHAMED
OF THE AMERICAN IN ME
DON’T MISTAKE DISSENT FOR DISLOYALTY
ITS THE AMERICAN IN ME
