looking down the street today

crime and war is all I've got to see

you look around, you want to know

is it really my country?

sometimes I wonder where it went

is it in bombs they always send

to killers round the world?

where's the other side

of my american dream?

and still they teach that dream in school

equality from sea to shining sea

you look around, you want to know

is it really my country?

you see that man there on the ground

just step over or around

his dreams have brought him down

where's the other side

of my american dream

where's the other side

where's the other side