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Back in the USA
  • Track #22 from Greatest Hits: God's Favorite Band
  • Released 2017
    Green Day has played this song live 0 times
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    Lyrics
    I woke up to a bitter storm (bitter year)
    And Noah's Ark came washed up on the shore
    The riot gear has lined the dawn (bitter year)
    Like dogs that shit on your neighbor's lawn

    Let freedom ring with all the crazies on parade
    Let them eat poison and it tastes like lemonade

    Back in the USA for a small town serenade
    With fireworks on display
    Tonight, it's a hero's welcome home
    And there's no place to go
    And I'm taking it to the grave
    Back in the USA

    The saddest story ever told (bitter year)
    Is feeling safe in our suburban homes
    Like soldiers of an endless war (bitter year)
    And every church can have a liquor store

    Let freedom ring with all the crazies on parade
    Let them eat poison and it tastes like lemonade

    Back in the USA for a small town serenade
    With fireworks on display
    Tonight, it's a hero's welcome home
    And there's no place to go
    And I'm taking it to the grave
    Back in the USA
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