I wasn't even seventeen when I believed the grass was greener Where life is one big movie scene Of beauty queens and paper boy achievers Wednesday nights at Mary's house I tried to open up to Jesus Cause I had seen them raise their brows To the only non-believer in America, America In an air-conditioned class I auditioned for Mrs. Townsend's choir David wore a cowboy hat He lip-synched like she ordered him We prayed for soldiers in Iraq to give them strength to fire We pledged allegiance to the flag We praised our freedom caught between the borders of America, America Mary's father brought us home He drove us through the heart of Texas Once in Dallas I was shown The spot where JFK got shot