[Verse 1] Depuis Lafayette, 1778, you crossed the sea Mon ami, mon vieux ami, oldest ally From Normandy sand to NATO 1949 You left in '66, you came back in 2009 [Verse 2] 153 billion dollars in '23, can you believe? 57 billion from us to you, 61 back to me 370 billion you built here, jobs in every town No aid needed, not a dime, just $720 just to write it down [Chorus - English + French] We are donors, both of us, 34 billion, 12 billion given On doit nous taper dans le dos, we should be patted on the back Greatness of America is not a boast, it's a ledger open wide And France beside us, still standing, side by side [Verse 3 - that stat verse] 6.2 billion in sales, Hawkeye in the sky EMALS for your new carrier, MQ-9 flying high Eastern flank together, we guard the night From Sahel to Levant, against ISIL we fight Oh, I didn't know the US... now you know, ma chérie [Bridge - soft, CSNY harmony] Both P5, both G7, both know what freedom costs Marshall helped rebuild, and we both count the loss We give to the world, not to each other That's what friends do, brother to brother [Question Verse - gentle, Allman acoustic slide underneath] Mais dites-moi, mes amis, just a small question low Why do you love Russia so much? Not all of you, but some of you know You have this infatuation, ce petit feu It's interesting, really interesting if you ask me Really really really interesting if you ask me [Final Chorus - warm, all voices] Depuis Lafayette, jusqu'à aujourd'hui L'Amérique est grande, but greater with you by her side Allies, partners, friends, we learned how to bend Don't let the cold bear come between old friends [Outro - French whisper] Mon ami, mon allié... reste avec moi
