Dear Miss America, you know I'm doing this for you Hey Lady Liberty, I'm sacrificing all for you And through this tragedy, I know you'll see me through You never said the world was gonna tear me in two You never said my blood would be red, white and blue Is this why we pledge allegiance to you No, the red is for the blood No, the white is for the few No, blue are the tears of fools It's a common thing It's a common thing It's a common thing To watch them cower as they die It's a common thing It's a common thing It's a common thing To watch the world as it dies As they die You never said that this world was gonna tear us apart You never said that life would be this fuckin' hard You never said the world would have to bleed for you No, the red is for the blood No, the white is for the few No, blue are the tears of fools It's a common thing It's a common thing It's a common thing To watch them cower as they die It's a common thing It's a common thing It's a common thing To watch the world as it dies As they die You never said that this world was gonna tear us apart You never said that life would be this fuckin' hard You never said the world would watch us die, watch us die It's a common thing It's a common thing It's a common thing To watch us cower as we die, die