It hardly seems like a year ago That I packed my bags and some money i'd saved I had a yearnin' to find myself and to see this land of the free and the brave I saw my first mountain sunrise from an Appalachian range I felt a heavenly presence and a rushing wind of change I am an American man I'm made of American dreams I am an American man Returning to the things I once believed I've talked to people who still work the land Who toil with their hands for an honest days wage I've seen the stuff from which legends are born And destinies reach and histories made It seems we've come to a crossroads All our standards are compromised I pray that our lady liberty will awaken before she dies I am an American man I'm made of American dreams I am an American man Returning to the things I once believed And if the people who come in His name Will humble and pray seek His face Then He will hear us from heaven and heal our land of the free and the brave And if the people who come in His name Will humble and pray seek His face Then He will hear us from heaven and heal our land of the free and the brave I am an American man I'm made of American dreams I am an American man Returning to the things I once believed I am an American man I'm made of American dreams I am an American man Returning to the things I once believed