I gave you everything I had, my life my liberty
Please don’t throw it all away
Nothing more than just a lad, but for sea to shining sea
I would die again today

Together we must stand, for divided we will fall
From the prairies to the shores
And all I ask you give to me, is to lift your fiery lamp
Right beside that golden door

Miss America, I miss America
Send my prayers to her from heavens up above
I miss my home, I miss my wife
I miss my kids, my friends, my life
But something called me from the people that I love
I may be gone, please let my sacrifice live on
Miss America, I miss America

Thirteen stripes and fifty stars, won’t define just who we are
For it comes from deep inside
Now the values we once knew, seem to fade into the blue
Of the tears our fathers cried

The ones who gave their lives, so that you can live in peace
Lay among me here today
And the ones they left behind, have to live between the pain
Like a lonely castaway

Miss America, I miss America
Send my prayers to her from heavens up above
I miss my home, I miss my wife
I miss my kids, my friends, my life
But something called me from the people that I love
I may be gone, please let my sacrifice live on, Miss America, I miss America

The things we stood for once are facing stormy weather
Playin’ sister against brother
We can soar again when both wings work together
For the eagle has one body, and there will not be another

Miss America, I miss America
Send my prayers to her from heavens up above
I miss my home, I miss my wife
I miss my kids, my friends, my life
God has called me from the people that I love

And where we go as one, we must go as all
Standin’ proud, standin’ strong, and standin’ tall
I may be gone, please let my sacrifice live on
Miss America, I miss America