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Hey Lazer, I agree with you that that's what he MEANT to say, but the lyrics are too truncated to actually articulate that message. Without considering rhyme and meter, the lyrics might be "If all the things for which I'd worked for all my life were gone tomorrow..." That's hard to cut down to a short sentence and also make it rhyme. Regardless of how challenging that might be, the way Lee did it here just didn't work; the two parts of the sentence are disjointed.
What do you mean the lyrics don't make sense? It makes sense.
"If tomorrow all the things were gone, I'd worked for all my life" Meaning, even if he lost all the stuff that he worked hard for he would still have his freedom and that is what matters most.
Your strained use of the English language suggests to me that you are exactly the type of person who would like this song- thanks for helping me prove my point! I am American and I do happen to live in the United States (although I travel quite a bit). Just because I find flaws in this poorly-written song doesn't make me any less patriotic than anyone else. In an effort to preserve the language of our great nation, I encourage you to enroll in a GED program to work on your grammar.
hell wit you if u hate this song then u must hate America huh so if u gana comment bad dont do it on songs like this is is about the USA and the soldiers who died for the USA so dnt hate this song
LOL these lyrics don't make any sense! "If tomorrow all the things were gone, Id worked for all my life." How are these sentences even remotely connected, even in the context of the verse as a whole? "And Im proud to be an American, where at least I know Im free." Being an American is not a geographical location. I can be proud to be an American citizen even if I lived in Taiwan. It's no wonder that the people who love this song also love NASCAR.
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I agree with you that that's what he MEANT to say, but the lyrics are too truncated to actually articulate that message. Without considering rhyme and meter, the lyrics might be "If all the things for which I'd worked for all my life were gone tomorrow..." That's hard to cut down to a short sentence and also make it rhyme. Regardless of how challenging that might be, the way Lee did it here just didn't work; the two parts of the sentence are disjointed.
"If tomorrow all the things were gone, I'd worked for all my life"
Meaning, even if he lost all the stuff that he worked hard for he would still have his freedom and that is what matters most.
What doesn't make sense about that?
but its a good song
"If tomorrow all the things were gone,
Id worked for all my life."
How are these sentences even remotely connected, even in the context of the verse as a whole?
"And Im proud to be an American,
where at least I know Im free."
Being an American is not a geographical location. I can be proud to be an American citizen even if I lived in Taiwan.
It's no wonder that the people who love this song also love NASCAR.