I've heard enough from pundits, I've heard our leaders speak
I tell you now I'd rather talk to the people in the streets
Cause you don't know someone until you've looked them in the eye
And that gave me a purpose and every reason why
I drove myself across America from sea to shining sea
From the rocky coast of Maine to the mighty redwood trees
From the plains of North Dakota to the Gulf of Mexico
It's good to be here
To know that hope's alive again
Across America
I spoke to folks in New Orleans with hammers in their hands
There's a waitress in Missouri who wants her own health plan
And to the workers up in New Orleans
And Michigan
And all the auto plans
They're the working men and women
Saying yes we can
Your jets and stocks and banks
Can you do it?
Can you do it?
Can you do it?
Can you do it?
Can you do it?
Your jets and stocks and banks
Can't take our hope away
You can't foreclose on hope
Nobody has to pay
I drove myself across America
From sea to shining sea
From the rocky coast of Maine
To the mighty redwood trees
From the plains of North Dakota
To the Gulf of Mexico
It's good to know
That hope's alive again
Across America
It's good to know
That hope's alive again
Across America
It's good to know