"Only Name I Own" lyrics

"Only Name I Own"

Hello there Sir
Your good honour
I've been called here today
To cast the blame
To name some names
I hear there is a trade
In exchange for my freedom
Somebody must go
Straight to prison to lose what they love
A simple fact
A devil's pact

It's the only name I own
I won't ever use it to condemn another soul
And we're at a crossroads
For America, America
Don't get lost here
America, America
The land of the free

Your damn blacklists
The knives you stick
In the backs of your countrymen
You ruin lives
Criminalize
They're not yours to condemn
For exchanging ideas
Citizens then become
Villains outcast by everyone
A simple fact
A devil's pact

It's the only name I own
I won't ever use it to condemn another soul
And we're at a crossroads
For America, America
Don't get lost here
Oh America, America
Cause I was born here
In America, America
Don't you want me?
America, America
Ain't we s'posed to be
The land of the free


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