That Ain't My America
written by Gary Rossington and Johnny Van Zant; performed by
Lynyrd Skynyrd (September 2009)
Sometimes I wanna light-up
Underneath the no-smoking sign
Sometimes I wish they'd tell me
How justice got so blind
I wish they'd just leave me alone
'Cause I'm doing alright
You can take your change on down the road
And leave me here with mine
'Cause that ain't my America
That ain't this country's roots
You wanna slam old Uncle Sam
But I ain't letting you
I'm mad as hell
And you know I still bleed Red, White, and Blue
That ain't us
That ain't my America
I was standing there in Dallas
Waitin on a plane
I overheard an old man
Tell a young soldier "Thanks"
The young soldier hung his head and said:
"It's hard to believe you're the only one
Who took the time to say a word to me"
And the old man said --
That ain't my America
That aint this country's roots
You wanna slam old Uncle Sam
But I ain't letting you
I'm mad as hell
And you know I still bleed Red, White, and Blue
That ain't us
That ain't my America
It's to the women and men
Who in their hands hold a Bible and a gun
And they ain't afraid of nothing
When they're holding either one
Now there's kids who can't pray in school
Hundred dollar tanks of gas
I can tell you right now
This country ain't --
Ain't supposed to be like that!
No!
'Cause that ain't my America
That aint this country's roots
You wanna slam old Uncle Sam
But I ain't letting you
I'm mad as hell
And you know I still bleed Red, White, and Blue
That ain't us
That ain't my --
That ain't my America
That ain't my America
That ain't my America
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