The, ah, the, America
You can find her Sunday
Sitting by a stream
On her own
All in love
The, ah, the, America
Might show up on Tuesday
At your kitchen door
She will ask politely
Is anybody home
Or did they all lay down
To sleep through the night
And if they all lay down
I'll be waiting for them
And through the night
They'll be in bed

Riverbend
Once awake from their rest
The, ah, the, America
Takes herself to night school
To understand the law
She may bring you questions
When she finds the flaw
Why did they all lay down
To sleep through the night
Now and if they all lay down
I'll be waiting for them
At the river bed
Once they wake from the rest
We shall think

Could be opening a doorway
Cleverly, but that's okay
Once upon a time you had faith
You would not be swayed by fools
Untouched by clairvoyance
And you swore that we'd be brave
Well, not today
No, not today
Because we all lay down
To sleep through the night
And if we all lay down
She'll be waiting for us
Waiting for us

Till the rivers cross
Once we wake from our rest
All the best
Love of America