Intro: C#
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There’s a strip mall round the corner, lease signs in every window.
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And fear in almost all my neighbors’ eyes.
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There’s a disconnect between the politicians and the people
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We know half the time they’re gonna lie.
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Aren’t we all on the same side?
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There’s no us and there’s no them. We’re all out there on a limb.
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There’s no Kings and there’s no Queens
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Just a pot of melted dreams
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What makes us so quick to fight?
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No one wants to compromise
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Sometimes it’s all so hard to understand.
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Aren’t we all American?
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We can’t agree on nothing, even as our country
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Is hanging in the balance by a thread.
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There’s bonuses for bosses and bankers hiding losses
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While our leaders close their eyes and turn their heads,
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Aren’t we all on the same side?
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What if my son’s class was closing down
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my brothers house the bank sold out,
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My father’s farm we could not save.
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My mother lost her job today
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My wife just said tuition’s more
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Another year we can’t afford
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So our daughter’s dropping out of school
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If this was me, what would I do?
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There’s no us and there’s no them. We’re all out there on a limb.
A#m
There’s no Kings and there’s no Queens
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Just a pot of melted dreams
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What makes us so quick to fight?
Fm
No one wants to compromise
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Sometimes it’s all so hard to understand.
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Get back to being neighbors, family, and friends,
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Aren’t we all American?