Lyrics

The first words are
"Oh say can you see"
My hand on my heart
At my son's little league
The stripes and the stars
Are blowin' away in the breeze

On the other side of town
You're darker than me
I see bars on your windows
And not many trees
Billboards selling whiskey
My answer's always more police

I turn away
And leave you to numb the pain
I can't look into your face
Because I'm scared of you
I look away
Put a band aid on the stain
Won't come to terms that we had slaves
Here in America

The last words of the song
"The home of the brave"
One day I might have the guts
To look in your face
And try to right
The wrongs of yesterday
Until then

I'll turn away
And leave you to numb the pain
I can't look into your face
Because I'm scared of you
I'll look away
Put a band aid on the stain
Won't come to terms that we had slaves
Here in America

We failed at Reconstruction, we turned our blind eyes
From white robes with crosses lit on fire
Rusted chains remain here since 1865
When politicians talk about crime
It's a disguise, it's implied

We'll turn away
And leave you to numb the pain
We can't look into your face
Because we're scared of you
We'll look away
Put a band aid on the stain
Won't come to terms that we had slaves
Here in America
Can't come to terms that we had slaves
Here in America
Here in America