DESCRIPTION:
Submitted to Constituting America’s We The Future 2015 Contest
www.constitutingamerica.org

A song about the religious and cultural melting pot that is America.


V1

My friend she told me that she goes to church
The dove a spirit sitting on its perch
The choir singing out to the Lord
Some day in heaven she’ll get her reward

Oh, Oh, Oh

My cousin reads in tongues that aren’t his
On Friday family lights the candlesticks
His scrolls have stories ‘bout a past I’ve heard
He always tells me about his ancestors

Oh, Oh, Oh

Chorus

My fathers before me
They said it would be
That no blood would be spilled
On the land of the free
My fathers before me
They said it would be
We’re a city on the hill
For the whole world to see

We’re free, yeah
Yeah we’re free
They said we’re free
Free to say, free to pray
Free in every single way
Free, free

V2

My mother told me ‘bout the mosque in town
Five times a day it’s drawing real big crowds
The people pray with mats upon the ground
Their chanting adds to this melting pot of sound

Oh, Oh, Oh

Chorus

My fathers before me
They said it would be
That no blood would be spilled
On the land of the free
My fathers before me
They said it would be
We’re a city on the hill
For the whole world to see

We’re free, yeah
Yeah we’re free
They said we’re free
Free to say, free to pray
Free in every single way
Free, free

Bridge

Amen, Amen, Amen

Chorus

My fathers before me
They said it would be
That no blood would be spilled
On the land of the free
My fathers before me
They said it would be
We’re a city on the hill
For the whole world to see

We’re free, yeah
Yeah we’re free
They said we’re free
Free to say, free to pray
Free in every single way
Free, free