Tompall And The Glaser Brothers - Oh, America lyrics

Well there came a time when I looked around And cursed at what I saw I've been kicked around some for freedom And I just lost a war I came home to find That my dreams were all shattered And it looked like I was in for some more So I dropped out and turned out the lights And put a lock on my door Well it's nearly 10 years I've been out here Just bummin' around Waiting for nickels and dimes And pouring bad whiskey down I woke up in so many no surprise motels Sometimes I forget where I am I spend most my time staying stoned And not givin' a damn Oh, America America Hello Mrs. Liberty, how's your red, white & blue? Sweet America America Leave me a light on tonight Cause I'm thinking of you Well I can't tell you why But I bought me a paper today I guess to find out what's been happening Since I've been away Well the names and faces and places were different But the rest of it looked just the same The dollar's still shrinking And the Commie's are still on the way But you know there's a governor Who's not too much older than me And the congressman I went to school with Back about '63 Now if he was to tell me My vote makes a difference I would probably just laugh in his face But I'll be damn there If I didn't go down there and sign up today Oh, America America Hang on Mrs. Liberty maybe we just might pull through Sweet America America Leave me a light on tonight It looks like I've come home to you