Woke up in America

<p>I was born on a rock in the middle of the ocean<br/>Where the wind&#x27;s so rough it can carry you to London<br/>It&#x27;s a new found land with an old soul reaching<br/>For the light of day<br/><br/>My parents gave me a life full of dreams<br/>Yeah, they gave me a heart to endure most anything<br/>But everyone gets a broken pair of wings<br/>And if you try to fly you&#x27;ll fail<br/><br/>But a voice said, &quot;Lift up your head&quot;<br/>And my heart burst out of my chest<br/><br/>I woke up in America for the love of God<br/>I woke up in America for something bigger than myself<br/>More than fireworks and fanfare, more than a star-spangled banner<br/>You&#x27;re still beautiful, America<br/>Yeah, it&#x27;s late in the night and I look in the mirror<br/>Count the lines on my face and wonder how they got there<br/>Oh but every one&#x27;s a story of how grace appeared<br/>And carried me through the day<br/><br/>And the voice said, &quot;This land ain&#x27;t dead&quot;<br/>You still got better days up ahead<br/><br/>I woke up in America for the love of God<br/>I woke up in America for something bigger than myself<br/>More than fireworks and fanfare, more than a star-spangled banner<br/>You&#x27;re still beautiful, America<br/><br/>I&#x27;ve seen the horizon ablaze in Arizona<br/>Shoreline shoutin&#x27; over California<br/>Moonlight dancin&#x27; over the Dakotas<br/>It breaks your heart, it&#x27;s so beautiful<br/><br/>Lady Liberty, she leaves the light on<br/>From the west side all the way to Long Island<br/>Carolina Coast to the Rocky Mountains<br/>The sun is shining over me<br/><br/>I woke up in America for the love of God<br/>I woke up in America for something bigger than myself<br/>More than wealth or depression, more than a red or blue nation<br/>Here in our hells and our heaven, you&#x27;re still beautiful, America<br/>You&#x27;re beautiful, America<br/>You&#x27;re beautiful, America