I'll Start With Me Lyrics - Singles - Alice Peacock

Well, we do okay with the things God gave us 

But will it be enough when it's time to save us 

One in three can't read, so many mouths to feed 

We just sit and wait like a loaded gun 

We cloak ourselves in the great tradition 

The United States of acquisition 

Every man for himself, it's just me and no one else 

Will we ever learn there's a price to pay 

America the free, wake up from your fantasy 

Is the nation so divided we can't see 

That there's work to be done, somethin' there for everyone 

I know I'll start with me 

Six o' clock it's another story 

A gunman down in a blaze of glory 

Only ten years old makes my blood run cold 

And the press descends like birds of prey 

And politicians stay in office 

Far too long to vote their conscience 

Lobbied, bought and sold, trading votes for gold 

They've forgotten that they work for us, yeah 

America the free, wake up from your fantasy 

Is the nation so divided we can't see 

That there's work to be done, somethin' there for everyone 

I know I'll start with me 

For the beast to stay alive, it has to feed 

That's why in times of peace, they create an enemy 

What we called the big red scare is just my neighbor over there 

With hopes and dreams, the same as me, the same as me 

America the free, wake up from your fantasy 

Is the nation so divided we can't see 

That there's work to be done, somethin' there for everyone 

I know I'll start with me, I'll start with me 

Well, we do okay with the things God gave us