All American - Alabama

There’s a strip mall 'round the corner, lease signs in every window

And fear in almost all my neighbors' eyes

There’s a disconnect between the politicians and the people

We know half the time they’re gonna lie

Aren’t we all on the same side?

There’s no us and there’s no them

We’re all out there on a limb

There’s no kings and there’s no queens

Just a pot of melted dreams

What makes us so quick to fight?

No one wants to compromise

Sometimes it’s all so hard to understand

Aren’t we all American?

We can’t agree on nothing, even as our country’s

Hanging in the balance by a thread

There’s bonuses for bosses and bankers hiding losses

While our leaders close their eyes and turn their heads

Aren’t we all on the same side?

What if my son’s class was closing down?

My brother’s house the bank sold out

My father’s farm we could not save

My mother lost her job today

My wife just said tuition’s more

Another year we can’t afford

So my daughter’s dropping out of school

If this was me what would I do?

There’s no us and there’s no them

We’re all out there on a limb

There’s no kings and there’s no queens

Just a pot of melted dreams

What makes us so quick to fight?

No one wants to compromise

For sometimes it’s all so hard to understand

Get back to being neighbors and friends

Aren’t we all American?