The future ain't what it used to be
The past is yet to come
Today is staring down at me
Like a bullet in a loaded gun
But I've got a good life in this country
Ain't rich but I'm doing alright
A good woman who loves me
And the Lord as my guiding light
And I've been all around this big old world
I've seen enough to know
That there ain't no place like the USA where the milk and honey flows
It flows from sea to shining sea
I believe in the golden rule
Treating folks the way you'd have them treat you
And what I learned in Sunday school
How love's gonna see us through
And I've been all around this big old world
I've seen enough to know
That there ain't no place like the USA where the milk and honey flows
It flows from sea to shining sea
And I still get chills when I hear the national anthem
Or when taps is played over a fresh dug grave in Arlington
And I've been all around this big old world
I've seen enough to know
That there ain't no place like the USA where the milk and honey flows
It flows from sea to shining sea
My country tis of thee
Sweet land of liberty
Of thee I sing