From the Founding Fathers to the golden age
From Lincoln's words to a social stage
A nation rose, of laws and of might
Where hard work and merit shone in the light

But time went by, and a shift took place
The promise of freedom, a distant face
Populism rose, a new game to play
Low-brow leaders, in the spotlight's sway

The land of the free, where's the liberty we seek?
We traded substance for a reality TV freak
The Jacksons and the Caesars, they got the fame
But can they lead us? Is it a shame?

E Pluribus Unum, now replaced with a cry
Give me, give me, a Twitter shout and I'll buy
Reality TV's the stage, our leaders now compete
Where the loudest voice, is the one that occupies the seat

The land of the free, where's the liberty we seek?
We traded substance for a reality TV freak
The Jacksons and the Caesars, they got the fame
But can they lead us? Is it a shame?

Billions spent, to save a dictator's skin
Our taxes flow, to Ukraine's clown within
A comedy of errors, for all to see
While our nation sink, in isolation's sea

The land of the free, where's the liberty we seek?
We traded substance for a reality TV freak
The Jacksons and the Caesars, they got the fame
But can they lead us? Is it a shame?

In the marketplace of soundbites and noise
We've forgotten wisdom and compromise' virtues
Can we find our way back to the path we've begun?
Or will we remain lost, forever undone?

The land of the free, where's the liberty we seek?
We traded substance for a reality TV freak
The Jacksons and the Caesars, they got the fame
But can they lead us? Is it a shame?

The dawn of a new era, awaits our awakening
Will we revive the dream, that this nation was making?
Or will we succumb, to the loudest and the bold?
The choice is ours, to reclaim what we've been told.