Rise and Fall

A country was born from revolution

we stood for something with a constitution

send us huddled masses, send us prisoners

we overcame the evil of the world

separate the church and state, abolished slavery

somewhere along the line we forgot what we stood for

OH OOH OH RISE AND FALL

innovation, invention, a modern way of thinking

it was hard but we got out of the depression

civil rights, equal rights, improving as a nation

give me your tired, give me your poor, yearning to

breathe free

we care about each other, we had it all

or did we fall from the start?

somewhere along the line we forgot what we stood for

OH OOH OH RISE AND FALL

the wretchold refuse that we used to be

came from fallen lands to form our own country

but have we forgot about those who were here

slaughtering innocent natives doesn't seem fair

our modern day leaders with too many laws

our society with too much hate

world police with secret foreign hate

and all you care about is what's on tv

OH OOH OH RISE AND FALL