America always works
America always works
Never entirely
Never acceptably
Never ending
Maybe for more
America works because it is based
on values we choose
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When we choose among them well
America works
Get that
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It works for those who make triadic choices
It works for those who think before they act
It is free to those who know how to be free in context
I works for those wily enough to live by a values cocktail
Which is easily consumable with thought
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A dollop of tolerance
A shot glass of helpfulness
A half-cup of democracy
Shake and stir
Then pour over a pancake called non-idolatry
which induces massive supplies of iconoclasm
This cocktail can be consumed hot or cold
Best taken daily so forgetful are we
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Throw it away forever
If living binary suits fancy
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That’s America in a nutshell
Of course it works for those who catch its drift
It is the way the world could work
If everybody got it
