THE BOTTOM
OF MY BOOTS
SURE ARE
GETTIN' WORN
AND THERE'S
A LOT OF HOLES
IN THIS FADED
UNIFORM
MY HANDS ARE
BLACK WITH DIRT
AND SO IS MY FACE
I AIN'T NEVER
BEEN TO HELL
BUT IT COULDN'T
BE ANY WORSE
THAN THIS PLACE
TELL MY WIFE
DON'T WORRY
'CAUSE I KNOW
WHAT TO DO
IT MAKES HER
FEEL BETTER
SOMETIMES
BUT I DON'T KNOW
IF IT'S TRUE
I KNOW
IF I DIE
IT'S JUST
MY TIME TO GO
BUT I PRAY
TO GOD
EVERY DAY
THAT I MAY
GET BACK HOME
WELL WHEN YOU'VE
SEEN WHAT I'VE SEEN
THINGS DON'T
SEEM SO BAD
YOU QUIT WORRYING
'BOUT WHAT
YOU AIN'T GOT
AND THANK GOD FOR
WHAT YOU HAVE
'CAUSE I COULD
BE RAISIN' MY FAMILY
IN THIS PLACE
BUT I WAS BORN
AN AMERICAN
BY GOD'S
AMAZING GRACE
FOR THE LAST
TWELVE MONTHS
I'VE HAD A NEW
ADDRESS
THE
NEIGHBORHOOD
SMELLS LIKE
SEWAGE
AND THE STREETS
ARE LINED WITH
TRASH
YOU NEVER KNOW
WHAT'S GONNA
BE THE NEXT THING
TO EXPLODE
BUT UNLIKE
THESE PEOPLE
I HAVE ANOTHER
HOME
IT BREAKS MY HEART
TO SEE THESE KIDS
OUT ON THE STREETS
WALKIN' BAREFOOT
THROUGH THE TRASH
BEGGIN' FOR
SOMETHIN' TO EAT
I GIVE 'EM
WHAT I GOT
JUST TO LET
'EM KNOW I CARE
AND I THANK GOD
IT'S NOT MY SON
THAT'S STANDING
THERE
WELL WHEN YOU'VE
SEEN WHAT I'VE SEEN
THINGS DON'T
SEEM SO BAD
YOU QUIT WORRYING
'BOUT WHAT
YOU AIN'T GOT
AND THANK GOD FOR
WHAT YOU HAVE
BECAUSE I COULD
BE RAISIN' MY FAMILY
IN THIS PLACE
BUT I WAS BORN
AN AMERICAN
BY GOD'S
AMAZING GRACE
8 BAR
INSTRUMENTAL
BREAK
IF YOU WANNA
TALK ABOUT IT
YOU BETTER KEEP
IT SHORT
'CAUSE I GOT A LOT
OF LOST TIME
I GOTTA
MAKE UP FOR
I REALLY DON'T
CARE WHY BUSH
WENT INTO IRAQ
I KNOW WHAT
I DONE THERE
AND I'M DAMN SURE
PROUD OF THAT
IF YOU GOT
SOMETHIN' BAD
TO SAY ABOUT
THE U.S.A.
YOU BETTER SAVE IT
FOR DIFFERENT EARS
'LESS YOU WANT
TO CRAWL AWAY
AND I'LL LAUGH
IN YOUR FACE
WHEN YOU SAY
YOU'VE GOT IT BAD
UNTIL YOU'VE SPENT
SOME TIME ON
THE STREETS OF
BAGHDAD
WELL WHEN YOU'VE
SEEN WHAT I'VE SEEN
THINGS DON'T
SEEM SO BAD
YOU QUIT WORRYING
'BOUT WHAT
YOU AIN'T GOT
AND THANK GOD FOR
WHAT YOU HAVE
'CAUSE YOU COULD
BE RAISIN' YOUR
FAMILY IN THIS PLACE
BUT YOU WERE BORN
AN AMERICAN
BY GOD'S
AMAZING GRACE