Lyrics My Country - Tune-Yards

My Country

My country 'tis of thee
Sweet land of liberty
How come I cannot see
My future within your arms?
Your love it drags me down
Into the underground
My country bleeding me
I will not stay in your arms
No not yet
At the Salvation Army
Making us all stand in a line
While Mommy and Daddy make up
And try to make up their mind
Oh the shame I felt
When those histories mentioned my name!
If only I could forget
But memory’s my favorite game
We cannot all have it
Well what I am I supposed to say to those other guys
So sorry but you only stood half a chance
Now it’s over and they’re walkin all over you
We cannot all have it
Well why is there juice dripping under your chin
When they have nothing why do you have something
When they have nothing
The worst thing about living a lie
Is just wondering when they’ll find out
I’ve got me, you’ve got you
That’s one plus one plus two
I never told you what to do
But then you put me in some box
I’ve got you, you’ve got me
Like a baby’s got a bumblebee
I told myself I’d have to jump higher
If I was gonna get over your shit
We cannot all have it
Well what do you want me to say to the others
Oh yes there’s a place for you
But that place is underneath the cushion of my behind
We cannot all have it
Well why did you say so!
With my eyes open how can I feel happy?
With my eyes open
If nothing of this is ours
How will I ever know when something’s mine?