[Verse 1] Sun on the storefronts Dust on the streets Voices from far towns Folding into the beat Corner choirs shouting Back-road choirs sing Hands up from main streets To every distant ring [Pre-Chorus] We been bent, not broken We been bruised, not beat Through the hard rain falling We still keep our feet One more voice rising From coast to air Say it like a promise For every soul out there [Chorus] God bless the people here And the hearts out there God bless the people here Every soul we share Without the people’s fire This land’s just a name God bless the people here They give America flame [Verse 2] Factory lights are fading Fishing nets run thin Still there’s a soft song Calling us within Front porch stories crossing Borders in the night Mothers guard their children Fathers hold the light [Pre-Chorus] We been bent, not broken We been bruised, not beat Through the hard rain falling We still keep our feet One more voice rising From town to sky Say it like a promise For every watching eye [Chorus] God bless the people here And the hearts out there God bless the people here Every soul we share Without the people’s fire This land’s just a name God bless the people here They give America flame [Bridge] From the quiet kitchens To the border lines Every scar we carry In a thousand shines If we stand together Here and everywhere Many voices, many faces Make this land our prayer [Final Chorus] God bless the people here And the hearts out there God bless the people here Every soul we share Without the people’s fire This land’s just a name God bless the people here They give America flame God bless the people here Every voice, every home God bless the people here We’re what makes it our own
