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We hear a lot about war, or hurricanes that hit our shore
We hear a lot about hard times and a good deal more about
The crimes that make the front pages of our news.
But all that does is sing the blues about America.

Now what of the good things in our lives?
About the men who love their wives
Who take their kids when they go fishin’
Spend their workin’ days just wishin’ to make things better.

A fireman who climbs a tree and sets a little kitten free
A policeman who helps you cross the avenue
A man who stops when you’re broken down and
Asks if you need a lift to town
Or simply says, “Friend, what can I do?”

Have you stopped at a grocery store and watched a kid
Who’s bit off more than his five or ten cent piece can chew?
He’s just two cents or three to get that soda pop, you see
And you get that feelin’ “Why not?” and you come through

And how about on a Sunday morning
The sun’s up high and the day is borning,
And church bells break the stillness of the sky.
All of your neighbors and friends climb in the family car again an’
Go to church, and never question why.

Then you look at the U.S.A, the folks at work and their kids at play
And lookin’ back you see how hard they’ve tried
To keep this country free and strong,
And somehow you’ve known all along the answer is here,
Right in your own back yard.
For as long as you believe in love and faith, hope, and God above,
The future of this land of ours is strong.
And most of us feel just that way and that’s the truth.
So let us say American can’t be so very wrong.