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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Alejandro Escovedo
Alejandro Escovedo
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Alejandro Escovedo
Alejandro Escovedo
Composer
Antonio Gramentieri
Antonio Gramentieri
Composer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
A man breaks his promise to the underground
His hand shakes, he drinks away his trouble bass
He can't believe what's happened to America
They wanna tear it down, they wanna tear it down
[Verse 2]
Little George wants his girls to bring him home
Little Susie cries about the evening news
What ever happened to the promise of a better life?
They wanna tear it down, they wanna tear it down
[Verse 3]
Bang, bang, there's trouble in America
Bang, bang, oh, oh
Bang, bang, there's trouble in America
They wanna tear it down, they wanna tear it down
[Verse 4]
A man came to gamble on a better life
The TV says that they're gonna run us out
Call us rapists, go and build a bigger wall
We're gonna tear it down, we're gonna tear it down
[Verse 5]
Bang, bang, there's trouble in America
Bang, bang, oh, oh
Bang, bang, there's trouble in America
They wanna tear it down, they wanna tear it down
[Verse 6]
Fire and fury, I heard it on the radio
I can't believe they wanna take my dad away
How many times must he prove his innocence
They wanna tear it down, they wanna tear it down
[Verse 7]
Bang, bang, there's trouble in America
Bang, bang, oh, oh
Bang, bang, there's trouble in America
They wanna tear it down, they wanna tear it down
Written by: Alejandro Escovedo, Antonio Gramentieri

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