Nothing Ever Change in America

I watched the news today, oh boy
About an unlucky girl who had her life destroyed
All the people said her name
They all bowed their heads and prayed
Is this time different? No, this time looks the same
First class, middle class, lower class citizens
Take a look at around at the trouble that'll get us in
All the history lessons, tell me what you did with them
Where have they all gone?

Nothing ever change in America
We keep singing the same old song

I watched the news today, oh kid
You're looking for answers but the answers are staying hid
The truth is here but the cover is up
Life's a lottery short on luck
You give it your all, but that may not be enough
Some things keep you waiting
There ain't a tree that should not be shaking
There ain't a heart that should not be breaking
That these dreams keep waking up undone

Nothing ever change in America
We keep watching the same rerun

One nation under God
Incoherent, inherently flawed
Some pledge allegiance to a past that never should have last
One nation under God
What would God say if she saw
That justice is just this line we cannot draw

Nothing ever change in America
Try to get ahead but you know the score
Nothing ever change in America
Dead ends, red lights and closing doors
Nothing ever change in America
Everything looks just the way it did before