[Verse 1]
I am America's daughter
My life turned into lines in the sand
Red white and blood on my hands calling out to my father
I live on a town on the border
Named after the flowers we grow
I wonder if anyone knows
They sit in a vase on your altar
I am America's daughter
[Verse 2]
I am America's daughter
I was not born this way
Scared of being erased
Scared of being discovered
I live in a city of colors
I live in fear everyday
Do you know the color of hate?
There must be something in the water
I am America's daughter
[Chorus]
Can you tell me the way back home?
I know I came from somewhere
This is not the promise of hope
I was holding out for
And I thought freedom meant something
I guess I had that wrong
And I could not try any harder
I am America's daughter
[Verse 3]
I am America's daughter
I fight for the right to exist
So tired of clenching my fists
Couldn't get any smaller
I live in the shadow of power
My voice is a clamoring bird
Trying like hell to be heard
And the bars of the cage I was offered
And I am America's daughter
[Chorus]
Can you tell me the way back home?
I know I came from somewhere
This is not the promise of hope
I was holding out for
And I thought freedom meant something
I guess I had that wrong
And I could not try any harder
I could not try any harder