American Politicians have scarred our good name

There are those too scared to see the terror threat hyperbole

Were not all blood thirsty, ignorant, flag waving government sycophants

See through the lies, in corporate ties

We singing we want a change



And ignoring the Log in our eye, sending thousands off to die

watch them lose their ass on page 23, then they save their face on your TV



Got to be the good American

Got to be the good American

Questioning what they are selling me

Questioning what they are selling me

Got to be the good American

Got to be the good American

Questioning what they have done to me

what they have done to me



Hell bent on Nation building, Governments run amuck

In the name homeland security, its the worldwide manifest destiny

International bully, with a disregard for sovereignty

I see health care shutting down but, Baghdad needs a mall downtown

how can we, how can we, how can we..

Well, how can we find the speck in our brothers eye,

when were the ones going blind, going blind, going blind



Got to be the good American

Got to be the good American

Questioning what they are selling me

Questioning what they are selling me

Got to be the good American

Got to be the good American

Questioning what they have done to me

Got to be the good American

Got to be the good American

Questioning what they have done to me

what they have done to me



How can we save anybody else when we cant save ourselves

How can we change anybody else, when we fail to change ourselves.

How can we give away what we don't already have, anyway



I got to be the good American

I don't want to be no President

Got to be the good American

I don't want to be no Patriot

Our darkest fears, our wars alone, our war is here, our wars alone

Now we cant waste, we cant waste our feelings on if they will hate or love us

we will overcome



Got to be the good American

Got to be the good American

I don't want to be no President, No President