"Woke Up In America"

 "Woke Up In America"

Matt Maher

I was born on a rock in the middle of the ocean

Were the wind's so round it could carry you to London

It's a new found land with an old soul reaching

For the light of day

My parents gave me a life full of dreams

Yeah, they gave me a heart to endure most anything

But everyone gets a broken pair of wings

And if you try to fly, you'll fail

But a voice said, " lift up Your head "

And my heart burst out of my chest

I woke up  in America for the love of God

I woke up in America for something bigger than myself

More than fireworks and fanfare 

More than a star spangled banner

You're still beautiful, America  

Yeah, it's late in the night and I look in the mirror

Count the lines on my face and wonder how they got there

Oh, but every one's story of how grace appeared

And carried me through the day

And the voice said, "this land ain't dead"

You still got better days up ahead

I woke up  in America for the love of God

I woke up in America for something bigger than myself

More than fireworks and fanfare 

More than a star spangled banner

You're still beautiful, America  

 

I've seen the horizon ablaze in Arizona

Shoreline shoutin' over California

Moonlight dancin' over the Dakotas 

It breaks your heart, it's so beautiful 

Lady Liberty, she leaves the light on

For the west side all the way to Long Island

Carolina coast to the Rocky Mountains

The sun is shining over me

Woke up in America for the love of God

Woke up in America for something bigger than myself

More than wealth or depression 

More than a red and blue nation

Here in our hells and our Heaven

You're still beautiful, America 

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