Thomas Flood Poet I do not know?

America

America 

 
Land of the free 
Home of the brave 
Sometimes it deceives 
Sometimes can amaze 

Land of the free 
Or Home of the crazed 
Is truth important 
Or do you live in a haze 
People are dying 
But the leaders don’t care 
They make pretty speeches 
But their actions lay bare 

JFK and Martin Luther King 
Larger than life 
But can no longer bring 
Truth to a nation 
That was built on a dream 
That all men are equal
But that just makes me scream 

A people so proud 
Of it’s Anthem and flag 
Surrounded by government 
Who’s ass’s are dragged

Helps other countries 
In their hours of need 
But won’t help their own 
To grow and succeed 

A gun can be bought
At your local store
The American dream ? 
Do people want more 
God bless America 
And all who live there
Politicians favourite line 
But do think that they care ?

Things that amaze me 
About the United States 
It's people’s belief in it 
Never seems to abate 
Preachers on TV 
Who preach the good word 
Living like rockstars 
Now that’s just absurd

Sport stars are treated 
Like they’re some kind of God 
For playing a game 
On hardwood or sod 

Bankers and financers 
You seem to regale 
When some of their asses 
Should probably be jailed 


But God bless America 
And the American dream 
For those in glass houses 
Should be quiet 
And not seen

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