American Spirit
[Verse 1]
I'm a book on the shelf
Coffee in your cup
Oh I'm the stars and the moon, hate and the love
And when you're lost and alone
I'm the road that leads you home
Oh that 'caine in your veins, I'm the rush
I'm the shirt and the shoes
Dark shades of blue
Oh that dirt in your nails, the story and the tales
And I'm here but I'm there
In the house up the stairs
Through the cracks and hole, hell I'm on the porch

[Verse 2]
When the wind starts to cry on some cold September night
And the leaves they start to free themselves from vines
I'll be the scarf around your neck
And blanket on the bed
When the hair starts falling from your head
I'll be the wise
[Verse 3]
Oh I'm free as a slave
Let me be, take me away
I'm a bird on a perch, I'm a plane
I'm the rich, I'm the poor
I'm that drunk on the floor
I'm a mop, I'm a broom, hell I'm the chore

[Verse 4]
And when they're heading out the door
To some far and distant shore
I'm the sign on the streets saying "in the war"
When the ships sail in the bay
And her fathers home to stay
I'm the hope in her eyes on her face

[Outro]
Hell, I'm the brave
I'm the brave