A Song by The Call

Chorus:

When will America, become America
When will America, become America
When will the home we loveMean freedom for everyone
When will America, become America


When will the killing stop
When the last child has dropped
How long must mothers’ tears
Rain down on streets of fear
When will the home we love
Mean justice for everyone
When will America become America

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When will the struggling poor
Walk with their heads held high once more
Children playing on haunted streets
Where dogs and vultures eat
Politicians weave their spell
Promise spoken from the mouth of hell
When will America become America

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With their very lives they gave
Soldiers, the young and brave
Shame for the world to see
A mystery to you and me
Angels will keep their watch
Heaven will count the cost
When will America become America

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