American Dream

She's taking blood and making water
She's turning fear into faith
She says "if time is gonna tell
There freezing down in hell
But I can wait"

Pray for mama's iron hand
She's doing all she can
Oh to carry the weight

She says "the weather is against you"
"some days the dirt will fight you too"
"but when the help up and fails your hands they feel the nails
That reach for you"

So pray for mama's iron hand
She's doing all she can
To fight the devils crew

She says that "daddy was a good man"
He tried for years to put us straight
But the scars they couldn't heal
Your father had to yield to the magistrate

So pray for mama's iron hand
She's doing all she can
Oh to handle the breaks.

"so baby fight the blood inside you
Some days I know it will be hard
But that blood running through your veins
Was filtered through the pain in your daddy's heart

And pray for mama's iron hand
She's doing all she can
To make the healing start

If you see my body floating down a muddy river
Don't try to help me don't try to pull me up
Just let it pull me under I want see what she delivers
I wanna close my eyes and take a breath and let it fill me up

If you see my head on fire
Take comfort in the flames
And just watch it burn
Just try watch to watch it burn

If you see my head explode into a million pieces
Don't try to help me don't try to pick em' up
Just take a peak inside and see if I delivered
Cause' when I closed my eyes I made a vow
I'd never let them build me up

If the rest of me's on fire
Take comfort in the flames
Just watch it burn
Just try to watch it burn

If you see my body floating down a muddy river
Don't try to help me don't try to pull me up
Just let me float on past and you'll be my forgiver
Cause' if I closed my eyes and took a breath
It was meant to be my last

And if you see my head on fire
Take comfort in the flames
Just watch it burn
Just try to watch it burn