AMERICA
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You were lost and got lucky
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Came upon the shore
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Found you were conquering America
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You spoke of peace
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But waged a war
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While you were conquering America
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There was land to take
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And people to kill
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While you were conquering America
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You served yourself
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Did God's will
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While you were conquering America
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The ghost of Columbus haunts this world
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'Cause you're still conquering America
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The meek won't survive
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Or inherit the earth
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'Cause you're still conquering America
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America
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America
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America
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Your found bodies to serve
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Submit and degrade
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While you were conquering America
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Made us soldiers and junkies
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Prisoners and slaves
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While you were conquering America
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America
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America
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America
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You hands are at my throat
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My back's against the wall
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Because you're still conquering America
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We're sick and tired hungry and poor
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'Cause you're still conquering America
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You bomb the very ground
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That feeds your own babies
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You're still conquering America
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Your sons and your daughters
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May never sing your praises
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While you're conquering America
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America
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America
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America
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I see you eyes seek a distant shore
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While you're conquering America
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Taking rockets to the moon
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Trying to find a new world
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And you're still conquering America
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America
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America
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America
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The ghost of Columbus haunts this world
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'Cause you're still conquering America
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You're still conquering America
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You're still conquering America
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ⓒ 2001 Tracy Chapman
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America
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| Tracy Chapman |
