Kidnap America Lyrics - C.w. Mccall

(Paul Hampton, Sage Allen) 

I got plan; yeah, a plot's what I got 

To help this country rise again 

All a' the haves 

Join the have-nots 

And strip our fears off while we can 

[Chorus; C.W. only] 

We've gotta kidnap America 

Hold it for ransom 

Put a price on our own head 

And we won't give back America 

'Til ev'ry one of us 

Start payin' up, stop playin' dead 

Hold up your head 

You got it up? 

Doomsday's been comin' for a hundred years 

But it's not here yet 

An' it ain't a-gonna come 

Unless we drown in our own tears 

[Chorus; the other singers] 

We've gotta kidnap America 

Hold it for ransom 

Put a price on our own head 

And we won't give back America 

'Til ev'ry one of us 

Start payin' up, stop playin' dead 

Stand up, Americans! 

We are the people! 

And the shirt's bein' stripped right off of our backs 

We've let it happen 

And we've gotta stop it 

Before the spirit of sweet Liberty cracks 

You guys in office! 

You better listen! 

We're sick an' tired of gettin' took 

This ain't no crap game! 

This is our future! 

So run this country by the book 

Pay up with courage! 

Don't die for terror 

We got the guts; we're the home of the brave 

Well the home may be crumblin' 

But not the foundation 

It's still as strong as the day it was laid 

[Chorus; the other singers] 

We've gotta kidnap America 

Hold it for ransom 

Put a price on our own head 

And we won't give back America 

'Til ev'ry one of us 

Start payin' up, stop playin' dead 

I wanna thank ya 

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