i see america

I saw god out on the block today
He was darker than the preachers say
With a teardrop tattooed on his face
And dirt on his fingers
I heard angels when he laughed the way
That people do when they have known true pain
For his sins I don't know who's to blame
What choice was he given
In this world that we're living
When I see you
I see love
I see america
I feel your pain
I share your blood
I see america
Said your mother knows a different time
She lets her tongue slip with a glass of wine
And says some things out loud that don't feel right
And you always forgive her
But don't you see the world is changing now
The blood of the fallen cries out from the ground
Violence and rumors in a southern town both start with a whisper
But so does the difference
When I see you
I see love
I see america
I feel your pain
I share your blood
I see america