Woke Up In America

I was born on a rock in the middle of the ocean

Where the wind's so rough it can carry you to London

It's a new found land with an old soul reaching

For the light of day

My parents gave me a life full of dreams

Yeah, they gave me a heart to endure most anything

But everyone gets a broken pair of wings

And if you try to fly you'll fail

But a voice said, "Lift up your head"

And my heart burst out of my chest

I woke up in America for the love of God

I woke up in America for something bigger than myself

More than fireworks and fanfare, more than a star-spangled banner

You're still beautiful, America

Yeah, it's late in the night and I look in the mirror

Count the lines on my face and wonder how they got there

Oh but every one's a story of how grace appeared

And carried me through the day

And the voice said, "This land ain't dead"

You still got better days up ahead

I woke up in America for the love of God

I woke up in America for something bigger than myself

More than fireworks and fanfare, more than a star-spangled banner

You're still beautiful, America

I've seen the horizon ablaze in Arizona

Shoreline shoutin' over California

Moonlight dancin' over the Dakotas

It breaks your heart, it's so beautiful

Lady Liberty, she leaves the light on

From the west side all the way to Long Island

Carolina Coast to the Rocky Mountains

The sun is shining over me

I woke up in America for the love of God

I woke up in America for something bigger than myself

More than wealth or depression, more than a red or blue nation

Here in our hells and our heaven, you're still beautiful, America

You're beautiful, America

You're beautiful, America