Once I built a railroad, I made it run I made it race against time Once I built a railroad, but now, it's done Brother, can you spare a dime? ♪ Once I built a railroad, I made it run Made it race against time Once I built a railroad, but now, it's done Brother, can you spare a dime? And time might run in straight lines Why this all feels so damn cyclical? Time might run in straight lines Why this all feels so played out before? Let's make America great again Let's make America great again Land of innovation Land of common sense Let's make America great again ♪ What separates us now is off by less than six degrees It's not necessarily character, it's opportunity All praise be to the new god who speaks so elegantly Who says, "America is not great, but it can be" Once I built a tower up to the sun Brick and rivet and lime Once I built a tower, but now, it's done Brother, can you spare a dime? Once everything was simply falling downward Once everything was full collapse Let's make America great again Let's make America great again Land of innovation Land of common sense Let's make America great again And I know I'm not the first to say it Not the first to have these thoughts out loud No country's history is free from bullshit But everyone just seems so fucking proud Leap with faith, fly blindly Through a history gone wrong Let the people's voices rip through your ears "I sold my kingdom for a song" "I sold my kingdom for a song" "I sold my kingdom for a song"