Song#: 22
Album 26) Wonderful People Everywhere
Name of Song: I believe in America
Before we had technology,
Before we had machines,
America was so shining,
A place to share our dreams.
Incremental changes,
Subtly controlled,
Silently you slip,
No thoughts of being bold.
Now there’s constant talk,
Promoting plagues and war,
Hoping you’ll abandon
Those things you’re living for.
Chorus
I believe in America,
I hope you also do,
Becoming and believing,
Yes you and you and you.
I believe in America,
I hope you also do,
Becoming and believing,
Yes you and you and you.
______
Before we had technology,
Before we had machines,
America was so shining,
A place to share our dreams.
Incremental changes,
Subtly controlled,
Silently you slip,
No thoughts of being bold.
Now there’s constant talk,
Promoting plagues and war,
Hoping you’ll abandon
Those things you’re living for.
Chorus
I believe in America,
I hope you also do,
Becoming and believing,
Yes you and you and you.
I believe in America,
I hope you also do,
Becoming and believing,
Yes you and you and you.
______
Before we had technology,
Before we had machines,
America was so shining,
A place to share our dreams.
Incremental changes,
Subtly controlled,
Silently you slip,
No thoughts of being bold.
Now there’s constant talk,
Promoting plagues and war,
Hoping you’ll abandon
Those things you’re living for.
Chorus
I believe in America,
I hope you also do,
Becoming and believing,
Yes you and you and you.
I believe in America,
I hope you also do,
Becoming and believing,
Yes you and you and you.
______
Bridge
So what do you remember,
What do you recall,
Better times before the noise,
Much better times for all.
Do you remember pleasure,
Loving where you were,
Enjoying life before you thought
What’s wrong with him or her.
______
Before we had technology,
Before we had machines,
America was so shining,
A place to share our dreams.
Incremental changes,
Subtly controlled,
Silently you slip,
No thoughts of being bold.
Now there’s constant talk,
Promoting plagues and war,
Hoping you’ll abandon
Those things you’re living for.
Chorus
I believe in America,
I hope you also do,
Becoming and believing,
Yes you and you and you.
I believe in America,
I hope you also do,
Becoming and believing,
Yes you and you and you.
______
Before we had technology,
Before we had machines,
America was so shining,
A place to share our dreams.
Incremental changes,
Subtly controlled,
Silently you slip,
No thoughts of being bold.
Now there’s constant talk,
Promoting plagues and war,
Hoping you’ll abandon
Those things you’re living for.
Chorus
I believe in America,
I hope you also do,
Becoming and believing,
Yes you and you and you.
I believe in America,
I hope you also do,
Becoming and believing,
Yes you and you and you.
______
Before we had technology,
Before we had machines,
America was so shining,
A place to share our dreams
Incremental changes,
Subtly controlled,
Silently you slip,
No thoughts of being bold.
Now there’s constant talk,
Promoting plagues and war,
Hoping you’ll abandon
Those things you’re living for.
Chorus
I believe in America,
I hope you also do,
Becoming and believing,
Yes you and you and you.
I believe in America,
I hope you also do,
Becoming and believing,
Yes you and you and you.
______
We’re burdened with intolerable,
We somehow made it through,
Looking back from where you came
You always know you’re you.
Chorus
I believe in America,
I hope you also do,
Becoming and believing,
Yes you and you and you.
I believe in America,
I hope you also do,
Becoming and believing,
Yes you and you and you.
______