The Man Who Built America - Horslips

See him driving those golden nails

that hold together the silver bars

That one day gonna take us to the stars

cos he’s the man who built America

See him walking the golden wire

a million miles from his starting place

and see the world reflected in his face

cos he’s the man who built America

You coloured kids on the border line

and all you golden children of the sun

He’s father to you each and everyone

cos he’s the man who built America

Building them up, your dreams

tell me, who’s gonna knock them down

Not him, not the man who built America

In every precinct a golden mile

in every doorway stands heart’s desire

but see him crouching running through the fire

cos he’s the man who built America

You kill the rich and you con the poor

You stalk the streets with your 45's

but no-one's going to take the man alive

cos he’s the man who built America.