[Verse 1]
You say you mean good for me, but you don't do it
You say you have a plan, but you just don't go through with it
You say you know the way to go and I should follow
But all of your empty promises leave me hollow

[Chorus]
And oh how do I trust you?
How do I love you when you lie to me repeatedly?
And oh, how do I have faith in you?
When you just don't come through
Like you said you could? (oh oh)
Oh, say can you see (Oh, say can you see)

[Verse 2]
You say that I'm wrong for stating my opinion to you
You say that I'm wrong and there'll be quiet consequences too
But I know my rights, babe, there'll be no law abridging
The freedom of my speech
Or the right for me to petition for a remedy of grievances

[Chorus]
And I want to trust you
I want to love you, yeah
But you lie to me repeatedly
And oh I want to have faith in you
But you just don't come through
Like you said you could (like you said you could)
Oh say can you see (say can you see)
Hmmm
[Bridge]
I want fresh food, clean water, air that I don't see
I want the feeling of being safe on my streets
I want my children to be smarter than me
I want, I want to feel
I want to feel, I want to feel free
For real ya'll, I'm just telling you so you know
I wanna, I wanna have faith in you
I really do, but you keep lying to me and it hurts
I believe, I believe you owe it me
Give it to me like you said you would

Hmmm
Oh say can you see
Hmmm
Oh say can you see
Oohh say can you see
Hmmm
By the dawn's early light