[Verse 1] I watched the plant go dark Saw the sign come down My daddy’s hands went empty On the edge of town Bills on the table Cold rain on the glass You said this was the future But the future never lasts [Pre-Chorus] Tell me who got paid Tell me who got fed Tell me why the red white blue Keeps leaking into red [Chorus] When did America give up on America? When did America sell us all out? When did America give up on Americans? When did America choose to eat poison? When did America give up on America? When did America sell us all out? When did America give up on Americans? When did America choose to eat poison? [Verse 2] When did America start bombing babies? When did America pollute every river? When did America whore out our soldiers? When did America sell off our jobs? When did America kill our family business? When did America evict us from our homes? We kept on smiling for the cameras While the furnace ate the bones [Pre-Chorus] Tell me who got rich Tell me who got clean Tell me why the ones in charge Never step inside the seams [Chorus] When did America give up on America? When did America sell us all out? When did America give up on Americans? When did America choose to eat poison? When did America give up on America? When did America sell us all out? When did America give up on Americans? When did America choose to eat poison? [Bridge] I’m not asking for a throne I’m asking for a floor A wage that buys the groceries And a lock on every door Say it loud, say it plain We are still alive If America is a name Then let America survive [Final Chorus] When did America give up on America? When did America sell us all out? When did America give up on Americans? When did America choose to eat poison? When did America give up on America? When did America sell us all out? When did America give up on Americans? When did America choose to eat poison?
