Oregon, Ohio, Oklahoma, Arizona
Connecticut, Kansas, Colorado, California
Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Dakota
Michigan, Montana, Mississippi, Minnesota
Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Missouri
New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, New Jersey
Idaho, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana
Kentucky, Arkansas, Utah, Louisiana
West Virginia, Washington, Wyoming, Georgia
Wisconsin, Carolina, Alabama, Florida
Tennessee, Texas, Nevada, Nebraska
Vermont, Virginia, Hawaii, and Alaska
I been all over Europe and Asia too
They’re nice places to visit that might be true
But my only home and the place I want to be
Is the land of the brave and the home of the free
I’m an American, baby, born and raised
Ohio is where I’ve spent most of my days
But I’ve been from southeast to the northwest
Of America the country that I like the best
When it comes to diversity, we got a lot
Everybody knows we’re the world’s melting pot
We got many different cultures from many different lands
Puerto Rican, Mexican, and African Americans
Japanese, Chinese, Thai and Koreans
Irishmen, Italians, and other Europeans
British, Polish, Swedish, Russian, French, Dutch, and German
Some people so mixed that’s it’s hard to determine
Oregon, Ohio, Oklahoma, Arizona
Connecticut, Kansas, Colorado, California
Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Dakota
Michigan, Montana, Mississippi, Minnesota
Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Missouri
New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, New Jersey
Idaho, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana
Kentucky, Arkansas, Utah, Louisiana
West Virginia, Washington, Wyoming, Georgia
Wisconsin, Carolina, Alabama, Florida
Tennessee, Texas, Nevada, Nebraska
Vermont, Virginia, Hawaii, and Alaska
I got to throw it up to the real Americans to
The Cherokee, Chippewa, Choctaw, and Sioux
Cheyenne, Chickasaw, Creek, Crow
Lumbee, Shoshone, Mohawk, Navajo
Iroquois, Blackfoot, Seminole, Hopi
Pueblo, Apache, and Pottawatomie
There’s many more tribes if you want to get specific
Who used to run this country from Atlantic to Pacific
Europeans stole their land to make this great nation
Massacred the natives and put them on some reservations
Destroyed homes and families, crushed cultures and dreams
Even stole their names and gave them to our sports teams
Atrocities were committed that no words can correct
But I still want to try and give you people some respect
I think your land is beautiful, and though you didn’t chose it
I wanted to say thank you for allowing me to use it
Oregon, Ohio, Oklahoma, Arizona
Connecticut, Kansas, Colorado, California
Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Dakota
Michigan, Montana, Mississippi, Minnesota
Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Missouri
New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, New Jersey
Idaho, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana
Kentucky, Arkansas, Utah, Louisiana
West Virginia, Washington, Wyoming, Georgia
Wisconsin, Carolina, Alabama, Florida
Tennessee, Texas, Nevada, Nebraska
Vermont, Virginia, Hawaii, and Alaska
credits
from Green Album,
released April 29, 2011
Tyler Kirsch: Beat Box
Ari Lesser is a singer, songwriter, rapper, and spoken word artist from Cleveland, Ohio. He has performed all over the
world, and written hundreds of songs on a wide range of subjects. Ari’s repertoire is expansive, touching on everything from history, to animals, to Star Wars, but now his focus and passion is making music based on the Torah....more
