the house i live in, that's america to me

Singer:neil diamond

what is america to me

a name

a map

or a flag i see

a certain word

democracy

what is america to me

the house i live in

a plot of earth

the street

the grocer and the butcher

or the people that i meet

the children in the playground

the faces that i see

all races and religions

that's america to me

the place i work in

the worker by my side

the little town the city

where my people lived and died

the howdy and the handshake

the air a feeling free

and the right to speak your mind out

that's america to me

the things i see about me

the big things and the small

that little corner newsstand

or the house a mile tall

the wedding and the churchyard

the laughter and the tears

the dream that's been a growing

for more than two hundred years

the town i live in

the street

the house

the room

the pavement of the city

or a garden all in bloom

the church the school the clubhouse

the millions lights i see

especially the people

that's america to me

Lyric Context: the house i live in, that's america to me - neil diamond