When the truth was known
But the freedom that he found wasn't quite as sweet
We better wake her up this time
With what it takes to find out what's true
Will they really think their way of life
Has been protected as the next war comes?
We're going to reap what we have sown
And from the comfort of a dreamer's bed
Trying to keep it from you
And the safety of my own head
Until the land of the free, is awake and can see
Believing in the Motherland
While other people fought and bled
By the dawn's early light, by all I know is right
By the rockets red glare, a generation's blank stare
I want to know what that's got to do
But the freedom that he found wasn't quite as sweet
I went on speaking of the future
I have prayed for America, I was made for America
The kid I was when I first left home
I went off looking for the promise
Was looking for his freedom and a life of his own
"My country wrong or right"
As if freedom was a question of might
With everyone from the President on down
As if loyalty was black and white
The kid I was when I first left home
I have prayed for America, I was made for America
I can't let go till she comes around
When the truth was known
The thing I wonder about the dads and moms
Was looking for his freedom and a life of his own
You hear people say it all the time
It's in my blood and in my bones
Her shining dream plays in my mind
Who send their sons to the Vietnam's
I have prayed for America, I was made for America
