We got a declaration which starts with talk of God creating
men who are equal in his eyes
with certain human rights
that can't be compromised
that we get for being human and therefore
equal in God's eyes

WE THE PEOPLE, EQUAL IN GOD'S EYES, IN GOD'S EYES
WE THE PEOPLE, EQUAL IN GOD'S EYES, IN GOD'S EYES
WE THE PEOPLE BEAUTIFULL AND STRONG
WE CAN'T CHANGE THE PAST
BUT WE ARE THE FUTURE IF WE TRY
WE THE PEOPLE, EQUAL IN GOD'S EYES

we got a constitution that starts with the word WE
I don't see any asterisks on that document
saying "we" of course refers to
only certain people here

CHORUS

and while we're talking about God
you can call Him what you want
or not call him at all
you can even make a sign that says "fuck god"
and wear it around, wear it around
and if you want to go to church
or join a cult or sleep in a yurt
you can, you can, yeah!

WE THE PEOPLE, EQUAL IN WHATEVER'S EYES,
IN WHATEVER'S EYES
WE THE PEOPLE, EQUAL IN WHATEVER'S EYES
IN WHATEVER'S EYES
WE THE PEOPLE, BEAUTIFULL AND STRONG
WE CAN'T CHANGE THE PAST
BUT WE ARE THE FUTURE IF WE TRY
WE THE PEOPLE, EQUAL IN GOD'S EYES

people are hope machines
Woody Guthrie said that
the money changers own the world
but here we are in this little room
singing songs of revolution
singing songs of revolution
who really runs things here?
if you really think about it

CHORUS

Posted Tuesday, July 5th 2005