My government, Oh my government
It’s not his government
and it was never meant for this
I think of Thomas Paine and yeah, Paul Revere
Riding through the night with freedom’s light
My government, Oh my government
It’s not his government
And it was never meant for this
You know history
and it’s easy to see
The doom in every destiny
Still it’s our responsibility
to tread lightly
My government, Oh my government
It’s not his government
And it was never meant for this
You know we stole this land
We think we have the upper hand
Now we’re stealing oil and watching gas prices go higher
I’m thinking about the Roman Empire.
My government, Oh my government
It’s your government
Lets see if it still works
My country ‘tis of thee
Supposed to be a democracy
Can we really be free
With this dependency
This insatiable need
My government, Oh my government
It’s not his government
It doesn’t have to stand for this.
We don’t have to stand for this
Rise up!
We ain’t gonna stand for this
