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God Bless the USA

from The Dream by Tracie Potochnik

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lyrics

Raymond Jones came home to Greenville
After his second tour
They showed a video on the local news
Of his kids waiting at the door

He threw his boots down on the carpet
They were still filled with desert sand
He laid down on the couch for the next three days
Because he couldn’t bear to stand

But he’s proud to be an American
Where at least he knows he’s free
And he won’t forget the men who died
Sometimes he says it should have been me
And he can’t escape the movies running
Through his mind most every day
Well there ain’t no doubt that boy’s not the same
God bless the USA

He spent six months pacing the floors
He didn’t know what else to do
Then he got a job pushing a broom around
At his old high school

He looked down when he passed the teachers
Of every class he flunked
The kids would sneak up behind him
and yell boom boom
Just to see how high he’d jump

But he’s proud to be an American
Where at least he knows he’s free
And he won’t forget the men who died
Sometimes he says it should have been me
And he can’t escape the movies running
Through his mind most every day
Well there ain’t no doubt that boy’s not the same
God bless the USA

From sea to shining sea
Bombs are bursting in the air
And sometimes you take the long way home
Just to find them still exploding there

But he’s proud to be an American
Where at least he knows he’s free
And he won’t forget the men who died
Sometimes he says it should have been me
And he can’t escape the movies running
Through his mind most every day
Well there ain’t no doubt that boy’s not the same
God bless the USA
Well there ain’t no doubt he’ll never be the same
God bless the USA

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from The Dream, released October 15, 2013

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Tracie Potochnik Providence, Rhode Island

Providence-based singer-songwriter Tracie Potochnik is noted for applying simple arrangements and delicately crafted narratives to songs exposing the complexity of the human condition. Tracie brings three chords, the truth, and occasionally a mandolin to her shows. She once killed a man in Reno, but not just to watch him die. Bastard had it coming. ... more

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