Lyrics

When the towers came down
Every heart felt the sound
With the world on our side
An open stage on which to cry
We shut our ears
Dried our tears
We said someone must pay
For the pain they caused that day
We will have war
We will have fear

The way back home
Straight as the crow flies
Over purple mountains
And spacious skies
The war is here
Inside our fear

Hear the oceans roar
Let them bring the weary pilgrims to our shore
Can we still be free if we lose our symbols of freedom?

Throw the mountain tops
In Appalachian streams
Strip the land to mine the coal
Pollute the rivers, drill the oil
It’s not our greed
It’s what we need
It’s just the way that deals get made
Those with the money have more say
And tomorrow is not today

Keep the mountains tall
Let the rivers run
Can we still be free if we lose our symbols of freedom?

And the morning news is filled with guns
Held by reckless ones, shooting helpless ones

We all carry the blame
When we won’t feel the pain
We make the spark of the unborn
Much more sacred than our children
Who are already grown
Send the big ones off to war
It doesn't matter what we're fighting for
As long as it's for America

Raise your voices high
Let them soar with the eagle through the sky
Can we still be free if we lose our symbols of freedom?