I saw God out on the block today He was darker than the preachers say With a teardrop tattooed on his face And dirt in his fingers I heard angels when he laughed the way That people do when they have known true pain For his sins I don't know who's to blame What choice was he givin'? In this world that we're livin' When I see you I see love I see America I feel your pain I share your blood I see America ♪ Said your mother knows a different time She let's her tongue slip with a glass of wine She said some things out loud that don't feel right And you always forgivе her Don't you see the world is changing now? The blood of thе fallen cries out from the ground Violence and rumors in a southern town Both start with a whisper But so does the difference When I see you I see love I see America I feel your pain I share your blood I see America When I see you (I see you) I see love (I see love) I see America (I see you, I see you) I feel your pain (feel your pain) I share your blood (I share your blood) I see America (I see you, I see you) When I see you (I see you) I see love (I see love) I see America (I see you, I see you) I feel your pain (feel your pain) I share your blood (share your blood) I see America