Josh White - The House I Live In

What is America to me

A name, a map, the flag I see

A certain word: democracy

What is America to me

The house I live in

And the friends that I have found

The folks beyond the railroad

And the people all around

The farmer and the worker

The sailor on the sea

The men who built this country

That's America to me

The house I live in,

My neighbors white and black

The people who just came here

Or from generations back

The town hall and the soapbox

The torch of Liberty

A home for all God's children

That's America to me.

The words of old Abe Lincoln

Of Jefferson and Paine

Of Washington and Jackson

And the task that still remains.

Our little bridge at Concord

Where Freedom's Fight began,

Of Gettysburg and Midway

And the story of Bataan.

The house I live in,

The goodness everywhere,

A land of wealth and beauty

With enough for all to share.

A land that we call "Freedom",

The home of Liberty,

With its promise for tomorrow

That's America to me

• Artist:Josh White