Oh say, can you see?
You say that I'm wrong
You say you have a plan
But all of your empty promises
There'll be no law bridging
Oh say, can you see?
How do I love you?
And ohh
Like you said you could
Oh say, can you see?
How do I trust you?
Give it to me like you said you would
When you just don't come through
I want, I want to feel
Like you said you could
Air that I don't see
I want my children to be smarter than me
But I know my rights babe
But you just don't come through
And I should follow
I'm just telling you, so you know
For real you'll
Ooh say, can you see?
And oh, I wanna have faith in you
The freedom of my speech
I wanna love you, yeah
Stating my opinion to you
I want the feeling of being safe on my streets
Oh say, can you see?
Or the right for me to petition for a remedy of grievances
When you lie to me repeatedly
And I want to trust you
And there'll be quiet consequences too
I believe, I believe you owe it me
I wanna, I wanna have faith in you
But you lie to me repeatedly
You say you know the way to go
I really do but you keep lying to me
I want fresh foods, clean water
You say that I'm wrong for
And ohh, how do I have faith in you?
But you just don't go through with it
Leave me hollow
I wanna feel, I wanna feel free
And it hurts
