The Man Who Built America

Album: The Man Who Built America (1979)
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  • See him driving those golden nails
    that hold together the silver bars
    That once a day gonna take us to the stars
    cos he's the man who built America
    See him walkin the golden wire
    a million miles from his starting place
    and see the world reflected in his face
    cos he's the man who built America
    You coloured kids on the border line
    and all you golden children of the sun
    He's farther to you each and everyone
    cos he's the man who built America

    Building them up, your dreams
    tell me, who's gonna knock them down
    not him, not the man who built America

    In every precinct a golden mile
    in every doorway stands heart's desire
    but see him crouching running through the fire
    cos he's the man who built America
    You kill the rich and you con the poor
    You stalk the streets with your 45's
    but no-one's going to take the man alive
    cos he's the man who built America Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

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  • Zabadak from London, EnglandTh esingle was released on green vinyl in the UK
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