You can take God out of my school   you can make me listen to you   You can take God out of the pledge   but you can't take God out of my head      Listen to me closely, lend me your ear   the substance of my statemnet lets you know I'm sincere   Government officials, shapers of the land   I've to to tell you something you need to understand      You can't take God away from me   you can take my life, my land, my liberty   Lock me up, I'll still be free   'cause you can't take God from me      You can take God out of the law   you can make me listen to ya'll   You can take God out of the start   but you can't take God out of my heart      Listen to me closely, lend me your ear   the substance of my statemnet lets you know I'm sincere   Government officials, shapers of the land   I've to to tell you something you need to understand      You can't take God, you can't take God away   You can't take God, you can't take God away   You can't take God, you can't take God away   You can't take God, you can't take God away