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U2 - The Hands That Built America (Official Music Video)
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Bono
Bono
Lead Vocals
The Edge
The Edge
Background Vocals
Adam Clayton
Adam Clayton
Bass Guitar
Larry Mullen Jr.
Larry Mullen Jr.
Drums
William Orbit
William Orbit
Keyboards
Iain Roberton
Iain Roberton
Programming
Jake Davies
Jake Davies
Programming
Rico Conning
Rico Conning
Programming
Daragh O'Toole
Daragh O'Toole
String Conductor
K. O'Connor
K. O'Connor
Strings
Rosie Nic Athlaioch
Rosie Nic Athlaioch
Strings
Emer O'Grady
Emer O'Grady
Strings
Una O'Kane
Una O'Kane
Strings
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Bono
Bono
Songwriter
The Edge
The Edge
Songwriter
Adam Clayton
Adam Clayton
Songwriter
Larry Mullen Jr.
Larry Mullen Jr.
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Chris Heaney
Chris Heaney
Assistant Recording Engineer
William Orbit
William Orbit
Producer
Carl Glanville
Carl Glanville
Recording Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Oh, my love
It's a long way we've come
From the freckled hills
To the steel and glass canyons
From the stony fields
To hanging steel from the sky
From digging in our pockets
For a reason not to say goodbye
[Verse 2]
These are the hands that built America
(Christian, Jew, Muslim, Hindu)
Oh, America
(Polish, Irish, German, Italian)
[Verse 3]
I last saw your face
In a watercolor sky
As sea birds argued a long goodbye
I took your kiss
On the spray of the new line star
You gotta live with your dreams
Don't make them so hard, oh, oh
[Verse 4]
And these are the hands that built America
(The Irish, the Blacks, the Chinese, the Jews)
Oh, America
(Korean, Hispanic, Muslim, Indian)
[Verse 5]
Of all of the promises
Is this one we can keep?
Of all the of the dreams
Is this one still out of reach?
Hold it, hold it
[Verse 6]
It's early fall
There's a cloud on the New York skyline
Innocence
Dragged across a yellow line
[Verse 7]
These are the hands that built America
These are the hands that built America
Oh, America
Oh, America
Written by: Adam Clayton, Bono, Larry Mullen Jr., The Edge

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