American Flag Umbrella

I'm building a house on the limb

I need something that could stop a war

but i'm beset on all sides

by extremist with eyes on my heart

So I lie to everyone

and I've lied to so many lovers

and I've gotten away with it too

But if God is against us then who can be for us my friends

there's justice for everyone

and please take your hands off my brother

please take your laws off my lover

the agents of law should always be blind and on time

till there's freedom for everyone

and where are your american brothers

american before they were named

they're a huddling mass

no oceans to cross for our shores

where there's fortune for everyone

oppression is always oppression

no matter the reasons or means

for skin or for sex

by stares or by fists

it's the same

there's blinders on everyone

I've looked through the eyes of my father

and I've walked through Lincoln's backyard

and there's still a backseat

when you ride on the bus through this town

there's color on everyone.

So we lie beneath the tree of no color

with an American flag umbrella

it keeps the elements out

and it's stuck to the ground in this place

and there's room for everyone

oh I know a way out of hell

we raise all our enemies children

after they've murdered ours

we fix all their scars to our walls

there's heartbreak for everyone

and in the end it will all be okay

that's what the wise men tell us

so if it's not okay

then it's not the end oh my friend

there's hope for everyone