America (Live)

Lyrics

[Intro] Once upon a time in America Mister Tim Gorman on keyboards Sing a song of America And once she was a young girl with her heart on fire Born in the dust of the magic of history It all goes on, yeah, the dream goes on [Verse 1] Streets of gold Streets of wonder Streets of people growing stronger Revolution and voices of thunder It's a new world, new people New dreams for all of the children Young country, new love New dreams of freedom (Yeah) [Chorus] And it all goes on Yes, it all goes on And it all goes on In America In America (Oh) [Verse 2] In the streets of America Back in the summer of '85 I met a young girl, her heart was in flames Jenny Bowen was her name She was a California girl War had changed her whole world Her daddy died in Vietnam She lost her husband in Lebanon She was drivin' back to Washington To get a medal for the job they'd done From the President of the United States of America And she saw hungry people in the streets Young mothers who could not eat I remember American dreams We've all talked of American dreams (Yeah, oh yeah, ooh yeah) [Chorus] And it all goes on Yes, the dreams go on Do they still go on In America? In America (In New York town) In America (In steel town, dog town) In America (San Francisco, LA town, America) [Guitar Solo] [Bridge] Now something's happening in America Oh, can you feel it? Can you feel it comin'? It's like the Green Party used to be in Germany Young people with visions and dreams In Nicaragua and Chile, China, South Africa Freedom brewing, it's an uphill dream Oh, don't be afraid of anything Oh, don't be afraid of anyone Young men are dreaming and young girls believing And asking questions like [Verse 3] Where are the frontiers? How do I get there? There are no maps Ooh, there are no roads Just you and me on these streets of gold (Streets of gold, oh) [Chorus] And it all goes on Yes, it all goes on Moving on, go on And on and on and on On and on and on and on In America (On and on and on and on) Sweet America (On and on and on and on) Jenny, Jenny, Jenny Jenny, Jenny, Jenny, Jenny, Jenny, Jenny Go to America Of America [Post-Chorus] Back in the USA Back in the USA Back in the USA, hey [Guitar Solo] [Keyboard Solo] [Outro] God bless us every one