[Verse 1] Once the religious, the hunted and weary Chasing the promise of freedom and hope Came to this country to build a new vision Far from the reaches of kingdom and pope [Pre-Chorus 1] Like good Christians some would burn the witches Later some got slaves to gather riches [Chorus] But still from near and far to seek America They came by thousands, to court the wild But she just patiently smiled, and bore them a child To be their spirit, and guiding light [Verse 2] And once the ties with the crown had been broken Westward in saddle and wagon they went And till the railroad linked ocean to ocean Many the lives which had come to an end [Pre-Chorus 2] While we bullied, stole and bought our a homeland We began the slaughter of the red man [Chorus] But still from near and far to seek America They came by thousands, to court the wild But she just patiently smiled, and bore them a child To be their spirit, and guiding light [Bridge] The blue and gray they stomped it They kicked it just like a dog And when the war was over They stuffed it just like a hog [Verse 3] And though the past has its share of injustice Kind was the spirit in many a way But its protectors and friends have been sleeping Now it's a monster and will not obey