Verse 1 Started with a dream and a bell that rang A ragtag group who took a stand Thirteen colonies, one bold cry "We'd rather die free than live a lie" Two hundred fifty years have come and gone Through the darkest nights, we still carried on Pre-Chorus From Bunker Hill to the moon up high We reached for stars we can't deny Chorus Two fifty and free, still we rise Red, white, and blue beneath these skies Not a perfect story, but we're writing still A nation built on grit and will From sea to shining sea, we found our way Two fifty years, and we're still here today Verse 2 We fought each other, we fell, we healed Plowed through hardship in the fields Built the railroads, built the towers tall Stood back up each time we'd fall Immigrants who crossed the sea Believing in the promise to be free Every color, every creed and tongue Wove a story that's still being sung Pre-Chorus From the Delta blues to Broadway lights We found our voice through the wrongs and rights Chorus Two fifty and free, still we rise Red, white, and blue beneath these skies Not a perfect story, but we're writing still A nation built on grit and will From sea to shining sea, we found our way Two fifty years, and we're still here today Bridge We've marched for justice, we've mourned our dead We've raised the flag when the going got tough instead We are the sons and daughters of the brave Of those who built this and those who gave So here's to the dreamers, here's to the bold Here's to a story that's still being told Final Chorus Two fifty and free, watch us rise Hope still burning in a million eyes Not a perfect story, but we're not done yet A nation of promises we won't forget From sea to shining sea, we'll find our way Here's to the next two fifty—God bless the U.S.A. Outro Two fifty years... and we're just getting started Two fifty years... one nation, brave-hearted Two fifty years... free
