[Verse 1] The president said we need more oil, so he made a decree Scratched out "Mexico"—now it's the "Gulf of the Free" Drills keep turning, while the fish float away Black gold spills, but they just look the other way [Verse 2] Governor preaching while his people in pain Joked about hurricanes while they drowned in the rain Tides rising, but they too busy counting their stacks They pray for the profits, not the ones who collapse [Chorus] Ain’t that America, land of the brave? Watch it all burn, while they dance on the graves Hold up—ain’t that America? Say what you will We got fine girls, fast cars, and hospitals that kill [Verse 3] My people say, "Man, we running outta luck!" While another baby’s born, gas mask in the cut Teachers sick, students dropping like flies Government got 'em twisted in a system of lies [Verse 4] Young bloods running wild, tryna chase a dream Smoke clouds thick, they can barely breathe They say they gon' make it, rep the H till they die But the system got ‘em locked, watching time pass by [Chorus] Ain’t that America, land of the brave? Watch it all burn, while they dance on the graves Hold up—ain’t that America? Say what you will We got fine girls, fast cars, and hospitals that kill [Verse 5] Rich and the broke, the lost and the found All spinning in circles while the world breaks down Pimps and the preachers, the suits and the fiends All selling a dream that ain't what it seems