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American Idiot


American Idiot 

Yes I'm American but I'm not an idiot

 

Racists hated Obama

So they gave us Trump

He took away my rights and left me in the dump

 

American Idiot 

Yes I'm American but I'm not an idiot

 

I will not stand for the National Anthem

I can't stand for a country who can’t stand for me

I don’t hate vets but I hate war 

 

American Idiot

Yes I’m American but I’m not an idiot

 

You see living in this country scares me 

Anytime I'm walking down the street

I might just get stopped not because I'm doing something wrong 

But because of the color of my skin, 

 

I fit the description he said

I know that's just another thing they say to get me thrown in jail

I have to change the way I talk and act around certain people so I don't get hurt

 

American Idiot

Yes I'm American but I'm not an idiot

 

You may look at me and see another black girl

But that's just not me

I'm another trans boy who's trying to fit in

I break the ice so you don’t see my size

 

American Idiot

Yes I'm American but I'm not an idiot 

 
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