[Verse]
When do the children matter most
I see their faces like silent ghosts
Are they just shadows in the land of free
Dreams buried deep beneath a money tree
[Prechorus]
Tell me where the laughter hides
Is it lost in the divide
[Chorus]
American children
Are they forgotten
Are they seen
American children
Living somewhere in between
The dream and the scream
[Verse 2]
Parents chase the neon glow
Leaving little hands to grow alone
Is it the land of plenty or the land of none
Where the heartbeat of the future is overrun
[Prechorus]
Who will hold their tiny hands
Before they slip like grains of sand
[Chorus]
American children
Are they forgotten
Are they seen
American children
Living somewhere in between
The dream and the scream