I Am a Patriot Songtext
von Jackson Browne

And the river opens for the righteous
And the river opens for the righteous
And the river opens for the righteous
And the river opens for the righteous
And the river opens for the righteous
Someday

I was walking with my brother
And he wondered what′s on my mind
I said what I believe in my soul
Ain't what I see with my eyes
And we can′t turn our backs this time

I am a patriot
And I love my county
Because my country is all I know
I want to be with my family
The people who understand me
I've got nowhere else to go


And the river opens for the righteous
And the river opens for the righteous
And the river opens for the righteous
Someday

And I was talking with my sister
She looked so fine
I said, "Baby, what's on your mind?"
She said, "I want to run like the lion"
Released from the cages
Released from the rages
Burning in my heart tonight, yeah

And I ain′t no communist
And I ain′t no capitalist
And I ain't no socialist
And I ain′t no imperialist
And I ain't no democrat
So I ain′t no republican
I only know one party
And it is freedom

I am, I am, I am
I am a patriot
And I love my country
Because my county is all I know


And the river opens for the righteous
And the river opens for the righteous
And the river opens for the righteous
Someday

And the river opens for the righteous
And the river opens for the righteous
And the river opens for the righteous
And the river opens for the righteous (I wanna run like the lion)
And the river opens for the righteous

And the river opens for the righteous (released from the cages)
And the river opens for the righteous
And the river opens for the righteous (released from directions)
And the river opens for the righteous

And the river opens for the righteous (I said what I believe in my soul)
And the river opens for the righteous
And the river opens for the righteous (it ain't what I see with my eyes)
And the river opens for the righteous

And the river opens for the righteous (someday)
And the river opens for the righteous (someday)
And the river opens for the righteous (someday)
And the river opens for the righteous (someday)
And the river opens for the righteous (someday)

And the river opens for the righteous (someday)
And the river opens for the righteous (someday)
And the river opens for the righteous (someday)
And the river opens for the righteous (someday)