This is my country.
She's been down on the scene.
She can be generous.
She can be mean.
She can be tender.
She can be cruel.
She can be wise.
She can be a fool.
This is my country.
This is my song.
Sometimes she's right.
Sometimes she's wrong.

I went down to the corner
And I heard the door slam.
I've been gone so long,
They done forgot who I am.
This is my country.
This is where we live.
We've got so much still in us.
So much to give.
This is my country.
Let this be her creed:
Let's don't take everything we want;
Let's just take what we need.

This is my country.
She's been good to us all
But she's standing on the ledge
Like she's gonna take a fall.
This is my country.
She's been rolling in clover.
Now they wanna grill her on one side
And roll her over.
There's some that don't like her.
You can hear them grouse.
There's even some that hate her
Living in her house.
We don't need derision.
We don't need arrogance.
We don't need division.
We just need competence.

This is my country.
She's been down on the scene.
She can be generous.
She can be mean.
She can be tender.
She can be cruel.
She can be wise.
She can be a fool.
This is my country.
This is my song.
Sometimes she's right.
Sometimes she's wrong.
This is my country.
When we make a mistake,
We've got to own right up to it
Before it's too late.

Words and music by Jim Choukas-Bradley.
Jim Choukas-Bradley: vocals, piano,
Hammond organ; Jesse Choukas-Bradley:
vocals, lead and rhythm guitar; Jesse
Daumit: vocals, lead and rhythm
guitar; Amanda Olsavsky:
vocals; Jeff Reed: bass;
Mike Kuhl: drums.

Recorded at Bias Studios,
Springfield, VA.
Engineered and mixed
by Jim Robeson.

This song reflects the combination of patriotism and criticism that together make up my view of my homeland, and my hunger for a return to what I see as our rightful place in the world, for recognition by the critics among us of the special place our nation holds in history and on the road to freedom, and for recognition by our defenders of the mistakes we have made of late. Jesse Choukas-Bradley's funky guitar riffs and lead runs and Jeff Reed's bass lines drive this song.