Your poor and huddled masses
And these are the hands
And what you see depends on where you stand
This is my American prayer
This is my American prayer
This is the time to finish what you've started
Let's not kick out the darkness
And this is the church you can't see
American prayer
If you get to the top of the mountain
If you get to the top of the mountain
American prayer
When you get to the top of the mountain
If you get to the top of the mountain
And remember, give me your tired
You know they're yearning to breathe free
Will you tell me what you see?
And this is no time to dream
American prayer
We can turn off the dark tonight
Maybe then we might see
Remember me
Remember me
My, oh, my, couldn't get much higher
American prayer
American prayer
This is my American prayer
And how you jump will tell you where you're gonna land
If you get to the top of the mountain
Will you tell me what you see?
American prayer
If you get to the top of the mountain
Make the light brighter
And this is the room
And this is the sky over our head
What are we gonna build with them?
Will you tell me what you see?
And this is the ground that keeps our feet from getting wet
