Story Behind The Song
I love America and its ideals and feel like these get lost in the short-term partisan push and pull to "win." And I believe I found a solution!
Song Description
"Out of many [we are] one" e pluribus unum" our national motto, is found when we meet and greet our real neighbors, rather than caricatures of them we are presented on TV.
| Song Length |
5:14 |
Genre |
Folk - Contemporary, Unique - Patriotic |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Moving, Welcoming |
Subject |
Change, Patriotic |
| Similar Artists |
Peter, Paul & Mary, John Cougar Mellencamp |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
There once was a land where a lady would stand
With her lamp raised at the golden door
Saying, "bring me your huddled masses, tired and poor"
Now that welcome don't seem so welcome any more
O--I miss America.
There once was a place where the whole human race
Could yearn to breathe free--haven of liberty--
Land of the brave, home of the free
Today the fearful forfeit freedom for a lock and key
O--I miss America.
O say, can you see me, I'm your neighbor
Like you I struggle and labor
I pull my own weight and do my share
And believe, yes I dare
That though we may differ
Together we are stronger than apart
E pluribus unum
O¬--we are America.
There once was a time where speaking your mind
Was a sign that you stood up like a grown man
And the strong one protected the weak one
Now the self-righteous belittle the meek one
O--I miss America.
Oh what do you do when the red, white and blue
Become a cloak to hide dirty laundry
And a muffle to choke those who disagree
And the emblem no longer serves to set us free?
O--I miss America.
Have you ever heard of a high-flying bird
Who can soar the sky with one wing missing?
Today I stand in my native land
Turn off the TV and I step out my door
To neighbor and stranger I offer my hand
Saying, "this land it is your land...This land it is my land"
E pluribus unum
O¬--we are America.
O¬--we are America.