"That Ain't My America" by Lynyrd Skynyrd
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Sometimes I wanna light up underneath the no-smoking sign 
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Sometimes I wish they'd tell me, how justice got so blind 
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I wish they'd just leave me alone 'cause I'm doing alright 
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You can take your change on down the road and leave me here with mine 

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'Cause that ain't my America  
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That ain?t this country's roots 
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You wanna slam old Uncle Sam 
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But I ain't letting you 
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I'm mad as hell and you know I still bleed Red, White, and Blue 
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That ain't us 
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That Ain't My America 
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That Ain't My America 


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I was standing there in Dallas 
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Waitin on a plane 
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I overheard an old man 
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Tell a young soldier "thanks" 
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The young soldier hung his head and said "it's hard to believe 
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You're the only one who took the time to say a word to me" 
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And the old man said... 


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That ain't my America 
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That aint this country's roots 
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You wanna slam old Uncle Sam 
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But I ain't letting you 
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I'm mad as hell and you know I still bleed Red, White, and Blue 
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That ain't us 
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That Ain't My America 
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That Ain't My America 




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It's to the women and men who in their hands hold a Bible and a gun 
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And they ain't afraid of nothing, when they're holding either one 


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Now there's kids who can't pray in school 
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$100 dollar tanks of gas 
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I can tell you right now this country ain't 

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AIN'T SUPPOSED TO BE LIKE THAT! 

NO! 

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'Cause that ain't my America 
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That aint this country's roots 
                   Em 
You wanna slam old Uncle Sam 
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But I ain't letting you 
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I'm mad as hell and you know I still bleed Red, White, and Blue 
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That ain't us 
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That Ain't My 
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That Ain't My America 
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That Ain't My America 
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That Ain't My America