The House I Live In

歌詞

What is America to me? A name, a map, or a flag I see? A certain word: democracy? What is America to me? A house I live in The friends that I have found The folks beyond the railroad And the people all around The farmer and the worker The sailor on the sea The men who built this country That's America to me A house I live in My neighbors white and black The people who just came here Are from generations back The town hall and the soap box The torch of liberty A home for all God's children That's America to me The words of old Abe Lincoln Of Jefferson and Paine Of Washington and Jackson And the task that still remains Our little bridge at Concord Where freedom's fight began Our Gettysburg and Midway And the story of Bataan The house I live in The goodness everywhere A land of wealth and beauty With enough for all to share A land that we call freedom The home of liberty With its promise for tomorrow That's America to me