Lyrics

Mother, I'm gonna be something one day
Mother, it's gonna be just like I say
I'm gonna build me a castle on the shores of Chesapeake Bay
Don't you know it's the old American way?
Just like they used to do in the old U.K.

Father, how could they do the things they done?
Father, you know they keep them on the run
Should I turn my cheek or smuggle in some guns?
I don't know where I get these feelings from
Didn't you feel the same when you were young?

Brother, did you have to run so hard?
Brother, was it really all that far?
Do you even know the things you leave behind?
You might not even like the things you find
And you don't want to arrive before your time

Mother, you know some things just can't be helped
Brother, you've got to take it step by step
Father, you know it's damn hard to forget
Radiant child you know I love you best
I'll follow you down like I never would the rest

Mother, I'm gonna be something one day
Mother, it's gonna be just like I say
I'm gonna build me a castle on the shores of Chesapeake Bay
Don't you know it's the old American way?
Imported from Europe and brought to the USA
Just like they used to do in the old U.K.