Jackson Browne For America Lyrics

As if I really didn't understand
That I was just another part of their plan
I went off looking for the promise
Believing in the Motherland

And from the comfort of a dreamer's bed
And the safety of my own head
I went on speaking of the future
While other people fought and bled

The kid I was when I first left home
Was looking for his freedom and a life of his own
But the freedom that he found wasn't quite as sweet
When the truth was known

I have prayed for America
I was made for America
It's in my blood and in my bones
By the dawn's early light
By all I know is right
We're going to reap what we have sown

As if freedom was a question of might
As if loyalty was black and white
You hear people say it all the time-
"My country wrong or right"

I want to know what that's got to do
With what it takes to find out what's true
With everyone from the President on down
Trying to keep it from you

The thing I wonder about the Dads and Moms
Who send their sons to the Vietnams
Will they really think their way of life
Has been protected as the next war comes?

I have prayed for America
I was made for America
Her shining dream plays in my mind
By the rockets red glare
A generation's blank stare
We better wake her up this time

The kid I was when I first left home
Was looking for his freedom and a life of his own
But the freedom that he found wasn't quite a sweet
When the truth was known

I have prayed for America
I was made for America
I can't let go till she comes around
Until the land of the free
Is awake and can see
And until her conscience has been found...

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As if I really didn't understand
That I was just another part of their plan
I went off looking for the promise
Believing in the Motherland

And from the comfort of a dreamer's bed
And the safety of my own head
I went on speaking of the future
While other people fought and bled

The kid I was when I first left home
Was looking for his freedom and a life of his own
But the freedom that he found wasn't quite as sweet
When the truth was known

I have prayed for America
I was made for America
It's in my blood and in my bones
By the dawn's early light
By all I know is right
We're going to reap what we have sown

As if freedom was a question of might
As if loyalty was black and white
You hear people say it all the time-
"My country wrong or right"

Como si yo realmente no entiendo
Que yo era sólo una parte de su plan de
Me salió en busca de la promesa
Creer en la Madre Patria
Y desde la comodidad de la cama de un soñador
Y la seguridad de mi propia cabeza
Fui a hablar del futuro
Mientras que otras personas lucharon y sangraron
El chico cuando me fui a casa la primera a la izquierda
Estaba buscando su libertad y una vida de su propia
Pero la libertad que encontró no era tan dulce
Cuando se sabe la verdad
He rezado para América
Me hicieron de América
Está en mi sangre y en mis huesos
Por las primeras luces del alba
Por todo lo que sé es derecho
Vamos a cosechar lo que hemos sembrado

Como si la libertad es una cuestión de poder
Como si la lealtad es blanco y negro
Se oye decir que la gente todo el tiempo -
"Mi país equivocado o la derecha"
Quiero saber lo que tiene que hacer
Con lo que se necesita para saber qué es verdad
Con todos, desde el Presidente de abajo
Tratando de evitar que se le

La cosa me pregunto acerca de los padres y madres
Que envían a sus hijos a la Vietnam
¿Realmente piensan que su forma de vida
Ha sido protegida como viene la próxima guerra?
He rezado para América
Me hicieron de América
Su brillante sueño juega en mi mente
Por el resplandor rojo cohetes
Una generación de la mirada en blanco
Estamos tras su mejor hasta este momento

El chico cuando me fui a casa la primera a la izquierda
Estaba buscando su libertad y una vida de su propia
Pero la libertad que encontró no era tan dulce
Cuando se sabe la verdad
He rezado para América
Me hicieron de América
No puedo dejar ir hasta que llega
Hasta la tierra de los libres
Está despierto y puede ver
Y hasta que su conciencia se ha encontrado