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As if I really didn't understand
That I was just another part of their plan
I went off looking for the promise
Believing in the Motherland
And from the comfort of a dreamer's bed
And the safety of my own head
I went on speaking of the future
While other people fought and bled
The kid I was when I first left home
Was looking for his freedom and a life of his own
But the freedom that he found wasn't quite as sweet
When the truth was known
I have prayed for America
I was made for America
It's in my blood and in my bones
By the dawn's early light
By all I know is right
We're going to reap what we have sown
As if freedom was a question of might
As if loyalty was black and white
You hear people say it all the time-
"My country wrong or right"
I want to know what that's got to do
With what it takes to find out what's true
With everyone from the President on down
Trying to keep it from you
The thing I wonder about the Dads and Moms
Who send their sons to the Vietnams
Will they really think their way of life
Has been protected as the next war comes?
I have prayed for America
I was made for America
Her shining dream plays in my mind
By the rockets red glare
A generation's blank stare
We better wake her up this time
The kid I was when I first left home
Was looking for his freedom and a life of his own
But the freedom that he found wasn't quite as sweet
When the truth was known
I have prayed for America
I was made for America
I can't let go till she comes around
Until the land of the free
Is awake and can see
And until her conscience has been found

kencanuck Feb 27, 2009 - 02:43	To those of you who accuse JB of being an abuser of women, this all stemmed from tabloid gossip when he and Daryl Hannah broke up, her accusing him of having beaten her. She has since recanted the accusations. A well known FACT is that the night of the "incident", it was Jackson Browne who called the police and when the police arrived, there was NO EVIDENCE of any physical abuse. Why would the abuser call the police? The somehow, after this incident, Daryl Hannah accused JB of having beaten her, apparently in an attempt to get the attention of JFK Jr. People can write whatever they want about celebrities and then it's open season. Who cares whose reputations are hurt as long as we have some juicy stories to tell and pass on for decades. Unless you KNOW from first hand experience that something is the truth, top being twits and stop passing on gossip as the truth. [ Reply ]
steve_san_carlos Aug 26, 2007 - 20:00	For crying out loud, can you ban this woman beater from the airwaves of RP already? [ Reply ]
elliotgoettelman Jul 26, 2007 - 09:07	ok has a bit of an 80's feel even though it was released in 1990. Jackson is one of the greatest songwriters of all time and is majorly respected throughout the industry. He plays every year for free in a small town (my town) in wisconsin to benefit national preservation. STEELBRIDGE SONGFEST....CHECK IT OUT. www.steelbridgesongfest.org the ONLY festival for songwriters. [ Reply ]
daveesh Jul 26, 2007 - 09:07	Atombender wrote: Wow. This is my first "1" rating :) welcome to the club. some day you may even have as many as i do! [ Reply ]
shutter Jul 26, 2007 - 09:07	Hey Jackson, why dontcha take out your frustration with this gawdawful country and go slap around a couple women? [ Reply ]
Atombender Jul 26, 2007 - 09:06	Wow. This is my first "1" rating :) [ Reply ]
swampaholic Jul 26, 2007 - 09:05	This sounds like it was from an 80's Chuck Norris flick. [ Reply ]
bbHappy Jul 26, 2007 - 09:05	oscar_driver wrote: seriously ... :puke: nothing against america but this song is terrible Oscar I concur. :puke: [ Reply ]
rocco1207 Jul 26, 2007 - 09:04	like music from a bad 80's movie [ Reply ]
pattiecovert Jul 26, 2007 - 09:04	SUCKS! [ Reply ]
Pyro Jul 26, 2007 - 09:04	I loved Jackson Browne's first 4-5 albums (through Running on Empty). Then the commercial crap (like this) came along, and he lost me. [ Reply ]
oscar_driver Jul 26, 2007 - 09:03	freddyfender wrote: Rather ironic that the first three people to comment on this song are from Canada. [ Reply ]
daveesh Jul 26, 2007 - 09:02	these lyrics are absolutely HORRIBLE. it seems the goal was to use every known u.s.a. cliche there is. [ Reply ]
MissAmy Jul 26, 2007 - 09:02	I like the sentiment, but the song just sucks. [ Reply ]
jdpinball Jul 26, 2007 - 09:02	On_The_Beach wrote: Gawd, was there anything worse than being a kid and being dragged along on long shopping trips with your mother? I feel your pain! not as bad as being an adult husband and dragged to the Company store to look at bedding & towels [ Reply ]
oscar_driver Jul 26, 2007 - 09:01	seriously ... :puke: nothing against america but this song is terrible Oscar [ Reply ]
gregormiz Jun 24, 2007 - 22:32	Makes me remember being beaten with a sack of potatoes. I'd rather listen to the entire Styx collection than EVER be subjected to another Jackson Browne song. Yeah, I get the fact that Bill's doing a theme thing, but Jeeze!!!! [ Reply ]
atticus Jun 24, 2007 - 22:29	YEAH! Big Jackson Browne fan! Seen him play so many times now can't count. All through high school and now into the 40-somethings... this was the guy who captured what I was and am feeling about growing up and living in America. Right on... thanks Bill! More Jackson Browne. [ Reply ]
winter Jun 24, 2007 - 22:26	And this comes after Tears for Fears' "Everybody Wants To Rule The World"? I'm sensing a theme here... Nice work, Bill. [ Reply ]
On_The_Beach May 24, 2007 - 13:44	chucklesalmon wrote: Reminiscent of the feeling I had when I was nine years old, and my Mother took me along to a YARN STORE. For over an HOUR. So boring itt HURT Not even sleepy boring. MIND NUMBINGLY boring Gawd, was there anything worse than being a kid and being dragged along on long shopping trips with your mother? I feel your pain! [ Reply ]