Our Better Angels

[Verse 1]
I once drank coffee surrounded by strangers
Now I won’t even go into the store
Now I can’t even look out my window
Without wonderin’ which side the aisle you’re for

[Chorus]
Daddy what happened to America?
Was it a myth all along?
Grew up believing in our better angels—
All I have left is this song

[Verse 2]
Acres are burning, people are hurting
I fight off the crazy and laugh through the pain
Mom and dad taught me that things would get better
They never knew it could get this insane

[Chorus]
Daddy what happened to America?
Was it a myth all along?
Grew up believing in our better angels—
All I have left is this song

[Verse 3]
I’ve been a realist since I can remember
But it’s getting tougher and tougher each day
Truth is the truth’s gettin’ harder to come by
Truth is the news has me eager to pray

[Chorus]
Daddy what happened to America?
Was it a myth all along?
Grew up believing in our better angels—
All I have left is this song

[Verse 4]
I pray for the souls of American Christians
If you dance with the devil, don’t cry when it burns
I pray that my judgment won’t hurt anybody
I pray that we never forget how to learn
I once believed in the kindness of strangers
I pray my believing will one day return

[Chorus]
Daddy what happened to America?
Was it a myth all along?
Grew up believing in our better angels—
All I have left is this song
Grew up believing in our better angels—
All I have left is this song