American Prayer

If you get to the top of the mountain
And these are the hands
If you get to the top of the mountain
This is the time to finish what you've started

And this is the room
American prayer
If you get to the top of the mountain
This is my American prayer
This is my American prayer

When you get to the top of the mountain

And this is the sky over our head

If you get to the top of the mountain
Your poor and huddled masses
Make the light brighter
Maybe then we might see
American prayer
And remember, give me your tired
Will you tell me what you see?
Remember me
American prayer
American prayer
You know they're yearning to breathe free

What are we gonna build with them?
American prayer
And how you jump will tell you where you're gonna land

Will you tell me what you see?

And this is the church you can't see
We can turn off the dark tonight
And this is the ground that keeps our feet from getting wet
American prayer
Will you tell me what you see?
If you get to the top of the mountain
This is my American prayer
Remember me
And this is no time to dream

My, oh, my, couldn't get much higher

Let's not kick out the darkness
And what you see depends on where you stand