We are proud of this
But we are not all fighters
Educated to a point, I guess
So are we writers

It's been a long time
Been a long time
Been a long time
Been a long time coming to this

It's been a long time
Been a long time
Been a long time
Been a long time
Been a long time
Been a long time coming to this

We are a long way down from the top of the list
We ain't introduced ourselves
We are a long way down from the top of the list
We're kings of the heap my friend

Bless us with a curse
We must vote to make decisions
And liberty begins to look a lot like prison

It's been a long time
Been a long time
Been a long time
Been a long time coming to this

It's been a long time
Been a long time
Been a long time
Been a long time
Been a long time
Been a long time coming to this

We are a long way down from the top of the list
We ain't introduced ourselves
We are a long way down from the top of the list
We're kings of the heap my friend

And you're gonna be afraid of it
Why are we American
I wanna be the bumper sticker
And shake the hands of fate
We're the pretty face
We are the place that makes the great mistakes

I get by the bright lights
We don't read the headlines
We're coming to this
We're coming to this

We are a long way down from the top of the list
We ain't introduced ourselves
We are a long way down from the top of the list
We're kings of the heap my friend

And you're gonna be afraid of it
Why are we American
I wanna be the bumper sticker
And shake the hands of fate
We're the pretty face
We are the place that makes the great mistakes

We are proud of this