Pride (In The Name Of Love)
Lincoln Memorial
Washington, DC
2009-01-18
Let freedom ring
Barack Obama!
On this spot where we’re standing
43 years ago, 46 years ago
Dr. King had a dream
On Tuesday that dream comes to pass
One man come in the name of love
One man come and go
One man comes he to justify
One man to overthrow
In the name of love
One more in the name of love
In the name of love
One more in the name of love
One man caught on a barbed wire fence
One man he resist
One man washed up on an empty beach
One man betrayed with a kiss
In the name of love
One more in the name of love
In the name of love
One more in the name of love
Love…love…love…love…love
Mmmm, mmmm
Mmmm, mmmm
Early evening, April four
A shot rings out in the Memphis sky
Free at last, they took your life
They could not take your pride
In the name of love
One more in the name of love
In the name of love
One more in the name of love
Oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh / Sing America
Oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh
Not just an American dream
Also an Irish dream
A European dream
African dream
Israeli dream
And also a Palestinian dream
All sing!
In the name of love
One more in the name of love
In the name of love
One more in the name of love
In the name...mmm-hmm
Let freedom ring
Let freedom ring
Let freedom ring
City of Blinding Lights
Lincoln Memorial
Washington, DC
2009-01-18
Every village, every hamlet
Every state, every city
Let freedom ring
What a thrill
For four Irish boys
From the north side of Dublin
To honor you, sir
The next president of the United States
Barack Obama, for choosing this song
To be part of the soundtrack
Of your campaign
And more besides
The more you see the less you know
The less you find out as you go
I knew much more then
Than I do now
America let your road rise
Under Lincoln's unblinking eyes
They’re advertising in the skies
For people like you
Joe Biden
And I miss you when you’re not around
And America is getting ready to leave the ground
Oh you look so beautiful tonight
In the city of blinding lights
Don’t look before you laugh
Look ugly in a photograph
Flash bulbs, purple irises
The camera can’t see
I’ve seen you walk unafraid
I’ve seen you in the clothes you made
Can you see the beauty inside of me
What happened to the beauty I had inside of me
And I miss you when you’re not around
America is getting ready to leave the ground
Oh you look so beautiful tonight
Oh you look so beautiful tonight
In the city of blinding lights
The more you know the less you feel
Some pray for, others steal
Blessings not just for the ones who kneel
Luckily
Luckily
Blessings
Not just for the ones who kneel
Luckily
Thank you America
God bless you
