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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Michael W. Smith
Michael W. Smith
Vocals
Patrick Leonard
Patrick Leonard
Keyboards
Dann Huff
Dann Huff
Guitar
Dennis Patton
Dennis Patton
Programming
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Michael W. Smith
Michael W. Smith
Composer
Wayne Kirkpatrick
Wayne Kirkpatrick
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Patrick Leonard
Patrick Leonard
Producer
David Thoener
David Thoener
Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

Wasn't it long ago? And wasn't it on a New England coast? And wasn't it the standard people praying to The Son and the Father and the Holy Ghost? One nation over God, is that what we've now become? The founding fathers left a noble legacy To their sons and their daughters, to their sons and their daughters And look at what we've done, and look at what we've done Breakdown, breakdown, breakdown As we learn to bite the hand that tries to feed us Breakdown, breakdown, breakdown If we say that we are free who will believe us? If we breakdown, breakdown, breakdown Breakdown, break See the powder on the glass See the pillow on the street See the charter of a modern love With no obligations or promises to meet Hear the fear of disease, hear the baby never born And hear a people crying out "Somebody save us, oh, please somebody save us From what we're headed for, from what we're headed for" Breakdown, breakdown, breakdown As we learn to bite the hand that tries to feed us Breakdown, breakdown, breakdown If we say that we are free who will believe us? Breakdown, breakdown, breakdown As we learn to bite the hand that tries to feed us Breakdown, breakdown, breakdown Breakdown, breakdown, breakdown As we learn to bite the hand that tries to feed us Breakdown, breakdown, breakdown If we say that we are free who will believe us? Breakdown, breakdown, breakdown As we learn to bite the hand that tries to feed us Breakdown, breakdown, breakdown If we say that we are free who will believe us? If we breakdown, breakdown, breakdown Breakdown, breakdown, breakdown If we say that we are free who will believe us? If we breakdown, breakdown, breakdown, breakdown, breakdown Down, down, down Down, down, down Down, down, down ...
Writer(s): Michael W. Smith, Wayne Kirkpatrick Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com
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