as if i really didn t understand that i was just another part of their plan i went off looking for the promise believing in the motherland from the comfort of a dreamer s bed and the safety of my own head i went on speaking of the future while other people fought and bled the kid i was when i first left home was looking for his freedom and a life of his own but the freedom that he found wasn t quite as sweet when the truth was known i have prayed for america i was made for america it s in my blood and in my bones by the dawn s early light by all i know is right we re gonna reap what we have sown as if freedom was a question of might as if loyalty was black and white you hear people say it all the time my country wrong or right i want to know what that s got to do with what it takes to find out what s true with everyone from the president on down trying to keep it from you the thing i wonder about the dads and moms who send their sons to the vietnams will they really think their way of life has been protected as the next war comes i have prayed for america i was made for america her shining dream plays in my mind by the rocket s red glare a generation s blank stare we better wake her up this time yeah  the kid i was when i first left home was looking for his freedom and a life of his own but the freedom that he found wasn t quite as sweet when the truth was known i have prayed for america i was made for america i can t let go til she s come around until the land of the free is awake and can see and until her conscience has been found