| Once upon a promised land
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| From sea to shining sea
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| People lived by freedoms light
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| Folks like you and folks like me
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| And out there in this promised land
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| Behind every door
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| Anyone could dare to dream
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| Like no place else like none before
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| And so we came from everywhere
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| Together and alone
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| Searching for a better life
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| Then the one we had known
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| And so we pledge tonight
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| No matter where we stand
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| To keep the promise of this land
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| But out there in this promised land
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| Beneath this fairy tale
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| Suddenly the winds of change
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| Have steered a course beyond the pale
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| And with this new uncertainty
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| Where nothing’s as it seems
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| Can our children still believe
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| They’ll find a way to reach their dreams
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| And with this new reality
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| Let us hear the call
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| We the people shall unite
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| Honor bound for one and all
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| And though we disagree
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| Hell it’s all part of the plan
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| To keep the promise of this land
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| Cause this is our land
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| Are we all part of this promised land
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| Or is it just for some
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| Our fathers seem to have said it right
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| It’s E pluribus unum
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| When they fought and they died against tyranny’s lies
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| And that’s for everyone (Everyone)
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| With a torch burning bright from dawn’s early light
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| And from the many one
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| We are one
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| Come on people say
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| The promised land the promised land
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| To the promise of this land
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| Rise up and stand with me
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| The promised land the promised land
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| To the promise of this land
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| Cause we’ve got to choose hope
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| Not hate
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| But faith
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| In our better angels
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| Truth
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| No lies
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| And give help
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| To the hands of strangers
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| Clap your hands
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| Stomp your feet
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| Shout it loud
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| Can we make it to
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| The promised land the promised land
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| To the promise of this land
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| God bless this promised land
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| The promise of this land
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| There ain’t no guarantees
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| It’s up to you and me
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| To keep the promise of this land
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| There ain’t no guarantees
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| It’s up to you and me
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| To keep the promise of this land |