American Idyll: And The River Shall Open For The Righteous

And the river shall open for the righteous

And the river shall open for the righteous someday

I went walking with my brother

And he wondered how I am

I said "What I believe with my soul

Ain't what I see with my eyes

And there is no turning back this time"

I am a patriot and I love my country

Because my country is all that I know

I want to be with my family, people who understand me

I've got nowhere else to go

I went walking with my sister

And I asked her "What's on your mind?"

She said "I want to run like the lions

Released from their cages

Released from the rages

Burning in my soul tonight"

I am a patriot and I ain't no communist

And I ain't no socialist and I ain't no capitalist

I ain't no imperialist and I ain't no democrat

I sure as hell ain't no republican

I only know one party and that is freedom