"Hello, my brave ones… This is your country callin’ you home." I’ve got a million lights on a midnight street, Every window hummin’ your restless feet, When the night runs wild and the roads turn cold, You carry my tomorrow like it’s solid gold. I hear your names in the rain and steam, In coffee cups and ambulance dreams, When the world leans heavy on a tired spine, You stand me straight every single time. If you ever doubt what you mean to me, Just listen to my heartbeat swing… ’Cause I’m America singin’ soft and strong, For the ones who carry me along, When the sirens cry and the daylight’s gone, I’m America sayin’ “Lean on.” Every badge, every oath, every long-way-home, You’re the fire in my bones, you’re my backbone, So take a bow in these lights tonight, I’ll sing you home in red, white, and blue moonlight. I’ve seen your hands in a burning door, I’ve felt your breath on a hospital floor, You don’t wear wings but I know your kind, You stitch me together one soul at a time. From storm-line coasts to a desert sea, You run toward trouble when others flee, No headlines know what your heart goes through, But baby, every star knows you. If you ever wonder who remembers you, Count every light I leave on for you… ’Cause I’m America singin’ soft and strong, For the ones who carry me along, When the sirens cry and the daylight’s gone, I’m America sayin’ “Lean on.” Every badge, every oath, every long-way-home, You’re the fire in my bones, you’re my backbone, So take a bow in these lights tonight, I’ll sing you home in red, white, and blue moonlight. I don’t ask you to be fearless souls, I just thank you for being whole, For showin’ up when it’s hard to breathe, For lovin’ me in my broken scenes. ’Cause I’m America singin’ soft and strong, For the ones who carry me along, When the sirens cry and the daylight’s gone, I’m America sayin’ “Lean on.” Every badge, every oath, every long-way-home, You’re the fire in my bones, you’re my backbone, So take a bow in these lights tonight, I’ll sing you home… …yeah, I’ll sing you home… …yeah, I’ll sing you home… Sleep easy, my brave ones. Tomorrow’s already better because of you.
