Please help the soldier who lies awake at night
going through hell to do what is right
we can act like we understand, we can pretend
but you\'ve never had to hold your dying best friend
like \"soldiers kill children, that\'s a bond they share\"
but I don\'t see you enlisting to go over there
it\'s easy to act like secrets they keep
aren\'t the reasons they can\'t go to sleep
when really they\'ve seen what nobody should see
over there protecting both you and me
I thought America would finally see the day
where nobody cared if you\'re black, white, or gay
instead we insist on hating each other
when really we should help our oppressed brother
I thought unity was how this country was shaped
but now we act like it\'s normal to be raped
like \"you can speak about it, but not too loud
we don\'t want to hurt our image of proud\"
how come we don\'t protect our women, we\'re the guys?
rather we\'re the ones giving them the black eyes
so under America we\'re all equal and free
well, unless the government doesn\'t want you to be