My Country

Yes we're gay, but we're human beings as well.

My country stands strong

My country stands free

My country is where I belong

My country loves me

My country loves me?

My country shines the light on two men holding guns

Leaving two men in love in the dark feeling undone

My country took centuries in their attempts to rise above

To finally understand love is love

Freedom to marry nation wide

Aren’t you happy we finally see eye to eye?

The religious freedom bill is something worth perceiving

We’re almost treated as human beings

“Ma’am, you’re not welcomed here”

“But why? Are we not dressed in the right attire?”

“We don’t service the queer”

Separate but equal is their goal

Because segregation worked so well after all

We’ve died more than 160 deaths on screen

“Bury your gays!” We continue to scream

Stray bullets, poison, and torture

Don’t you know our only purpose is for heterosexual closure?

The LGBTQIA community is not their main priority

Keep in mind we’re not labeled as the majority

“Make America great again” for who?

Not me and not you

We’re born into a homophobic society

Where being LGBTQIA seems to be insanity

From the Laramie Shepard in Wyoming

A family is still in mourning

To the long road in Jasper Texas

We’re all still precious

From Lincoln Memorial Park in Nebraska

It’s about time they asked us

To the beating Pulse in Orlando

Everything you’ve done you can’t undo

There’s still so much more to do

My country stands strong

My country stands free

My country is where I belong

My country loves me

My country loves me?

My country can’t stand the idea of me.