IS THIS AMERICA?

Was this our father's dream, or did we drift downstream?
Are our backs against the wall, are we about to fall?

The key's broken in the door, and the lock won't turn no more
Can we batten down the walls, will the halls echo out our calls?

Is this the time for us, the greatest nation on the earth?
The generation of defeat; are there soldiers in our streets?

Is Caesar on the hill, courtin’ Cecil B. DeMille?
Is the guillotine at hand, for the shepherds of the land?

Can we decide who’s chosen, or are all the phone lines frozen?
Have we spent up all the cash, can we afford an overdraft?

Are the rules obeyed or broken, when the innocent have spoken?
Are the lines of battle clear, when the emperor is near?

Can we take care of our own, or will we send 'em down the road
If there's no sanctuary over there, did we decide we didn't care?

Is this America, the land of the free?
Is it here for everyone?Was this land made for you and me?

Is this America, the home of the brave?
Are we fighting to be free, or are we fighting to be slaves?

Is this America?
Is this America?