American Dream

There's places in the world where a woman can't show her face out on the street
And this place is in the world where a child can't get a simple meal for weeks
This place is where death and bombs are just another everyday fact of life
With no jobs, no justice, no hope but things taken for granted by you and I

So next time you see a soldier
Walk up and shake their hand
'Cause there'd be no stars and stripes above us
If it weren't for them

And tonight before you lay down
In that warm dry bed to sleep
You might thank the good Lord
That you were born in the land of the free
Living the American dream

Now I'm not saying it's a flawless nation
But a special place on earth
No matter gender, creed or race
Your greatest limitation is how hard you want to work

I've been around the world and fallen in love with its people
And the amazing things I've seen
But when those homebound wheels touch down
I kiss the ground beneath my feet

Every time I see a soldier
I walk up and shake their hand
'Cause there'd be no stars and stripes above us
If it weren't for them

And tonight before I lay down
In my warm dry bed to sleep
I'm gonna thank the good Lord
That I was born in the land of the free
Living the American dream

So tonight before you tuck those kids in
And they drift off to sleep
You might thank the good Lord
That they were born in the land of the free
With a blessed opportunity

Living their American dream
It's the American dream (the American dream)
Yeah I was born free (American dream)
In this American dream (American dream)