I went to work each day at one in the morning
Working in the nighttime instead of the day
Cleaning the offices of the business people
And the same in your bars to earn my pay
Sent my daughter to college by scrubbing your toilets
And my son's in the army – he's fighting for you
I worked all my life to put food on the table
Worked all my life, and paid taxes like you
I came to this country when I was a baby
I had no choice at all being just ten months old
My parents, they came here for our own safety
To escape the drugs and the guns and your wars
I played baseball in high school – went to church every Sunday
I grew up flying the red, white and blue
I stood for your anthem and sang my heart out
I worked all my life to be American like you
Back in the old country
There is the poverty
There is the drug violence
The tyranny
The guns from America
The drugs for Americans
And the problem you say is me?
I worked hard all my life – went to church every Sunday
I grew up flying the red, white and blue
I still stand for your anthem and sing my heart out
I worked all my life to be American like you
Back in the old country
There is the poverty
There is the drug violence
The tyranny
The guns from America
The drugs for Americans
And the problem you say is me?
I still go to work at one in the morning
Working in the nighttime instead of the day
Cleaning the offices of the business people
And the same in your bars to earn my pay
"Give me your tired
Your poor, huddled masses
Yearning to breathe free"
"Give me your tired
Your poor, huddled masses
Yearning to breathe free"
"Give me your tired
Your poor, huddled masses
Yearning to breathe free"