Once the religious, the hunted and weary   Chasing the promise of freedom and hope   Came to this country to build a new vision   Far from the reaches of Kingdom and pope   Like good Christians some would burn the witches   Later some got slaves to gather riches   But still from near and far to seek America   They came by thousands, to court the wild   But she just patiently smiled and bore a child   To be their spirit and guiding light   And once the ties with the crown had been broken   Westward in saddle and wagon it went   And till the railroad linked ocean to ocean   Many the lives which had come to an end   While we bullied, stole and bought a homeland   We began the slaughter of the red man   But still from near and far to seek America   They came by thousands to court the wild   But she just patiently smiled and bore a child   To be their spirit and guiding light   The Blue and Grey they stomped it   They kicked it just like a dog   And when the war was over   They stuffed it just like a hog   And though the past has its share of injustice   Kind was the spirit in many a way   But its protectors and friends have been sleeping   Now it's a monster and will not obey   The spirit was freedom and justice   And its keepers seemed generous and kind   Its leaders were supposed to serve the country   But now they won't pay it no mind   Cause the people grew fat and got lazy   Now their vote is a meaningless joke   They babble about law and order   But it's all just an echo of what they've been told   Yeah, there's a monster on the loose   It's got our heads into the noose   And it just sits there watchin'   The cities have turned into jungles   And corruption is stranglin' the land   The police force is watching the people   And the people just can't understand   We don't know how to mind our own business   'Cause the whole world's got to be just like us   Now we are fighting a war over there   No matter who's the winner we can't pay the cost   'Cause there's a monster on the loose   It's got our heads into the noose   And it just sits there watchin'   America, where are you now   Don't you care about your sons and daughters   Don't you know we need you now   We can't fight alone against the monster   America, where are you now   Don't you care about your sons and daughters   Don't you know we need you now   We can't fight alone against the monster