I Am a Patriot - Jackson Browne

I was walking with my brother

And he wondered what’s on my mind

I said what I believe in my soul

Ain’t what I see with my eyes

And we can’t turn our backs this time

I am a patriot, and I love my country

Because my country is all I know

I want to be with my family, the people who understand me

I’ve got nowhere else to go

And the river opens for the righteous

And the river opens for the righteous

And the river opens for the righteous… someday

And I was talking with my sister

She looked so fine

I said, «Baby, what’s on your mind?»

She said, «I want to run like the lion

Released from the cages

Released from the rages

Burning in my heart tonight»

And I ain’t no communist

And I ain’t no capitalist

And I ain’t no socialist

And I ain’t no imperialist

And I ain’t no democrat

And I ain’t no republican

I only know one party

And it is freedom

I am, I am, I am…

I am a patriot, and I love my country

Because my country is all I know

And the river opens for the righteous

And the river opens for the righteous

And the river opens for the righteous… someday