You tried to make me afraid
But I have no fear
You tried to destroy me
But I'm still here
You tried to destroy my faith
But I still believe
You tried to destroy my effort
But I still achieve
Take a look a my record
Look at the wars I've been through
And you really think 9-11-2001 is going to stop me
I don't believe this to be true
You just made me better
I am still striving
You just made me stronger
I'm still thriving
You can't take my light
You can't take my shine
Because it belongs to me
It's mine
My people are united
Together we stand
We are united
Hand to hand
I am America
This is my place
I will never disappear
Or vanish without a trace
I am proclaiming this publicly
This is my cry
My spirit will always be here
My pride will never die
I am America
I am the USA
I am here forever
I will never go away