(co-write with Ricky Parker)





*****************Sent this to my ex-publisher who is very critical of everything and this was his response.

Hey KL,
I think you have a HIT here !!!  The country is starving for a song like this to unify the masses. Who do you think can "sell" this song to the national audiences?

This is very good and probably the best song you've written as far as commercialism.

Let me know !!

Dale



I’ve been trying to live up to the idea they put on paper
changed over the years.... to make me greater
I place my hand upon my heart
I’ll keep changing even when it's hard
I know who I am, I am America


I’ve been down in the mud with the rest
Laid my life on the line , Tried to do my best
A story I’m not afraid to tell
Missed the mark, sometimes I failed
I know who I am
I am America

CHORUS
I am America the beautiful,
I"m more  than just a place
We stand together or we fall
So says one So say we all
If you can find a better place,........I dare ya
there's no such thing
I am America,  ( I am America)
I am America  (I am America)



I've been at war with myself but I stood  tall
from north to south I've  been through it all
Freedom isn’t free, and it shouldn’t be
I fought for things worth keepin
I know who I am
I am America (I am America)

(pre-chorus)
I’ll always have your back, cus you’re my neighbor
No you don’t have to ask, it’s not a favor
I can sink or swim or I can carry you
but We’re all on this ship together



CHORUS
I am America the beautiful,
I"m more  than just a place
We stand together or we fall
So says one So say we all
IIf you can find a better place,........I dare ya
there's no such thing
I am America,  ( I am America)
I am America  (I am America)