Bruce Springsteen has released a new song titled "That's What Makes Us Great," a patriotic jab at Donald Trump's campaign slogan "Make America Great Again." The track was originally written by frequent Springsteen collaborator Joe Grushecky, and is available for purchase via Grushecky's website.
“I had this song, and Bruce and I had been talking. I sent it to him and he liked it. I said, What do you think about singing on it?" Grushecky said. "He gave it the Bruce treatment."
Back in simpler, pre-American election times, Springsteen still wasn't holding back his criticism of Trump. In an interview with Channel 4 last October, Springsteen stated, "He's such an unreflective person, and he simply has no sense of decency, no sense of responsibility about him. And the words that he's been using over the past several weeks really are just an attack on the entire democratic process... I think it's very dangerous."
"That's What Makes Us Great" is available for purchase here. Check out the lyrics below.
They come from everywhere
A longing to be free
They come to join us here
From sea to shining sea

And they all have a dream
As people always will
To be safe and warm
In that shining city on the hill

Some wanna slam the door
Instead of opening the gate
Aw, let’s turn this thing around
Before it gets too late

It’s up to me and you
Love can conquer hate
I know this to be true
That’s what makes us great

Don’t tell me a lie
And sell it as a fact
I’ve been down that road before
And I ain’t goin’ back

And don’t you brag to me
That you never read a book
I never put my faith
In a con man and his crooks

I won’t follow down that path
And tempt the hands of fate
Aw, let’s turn this thing around
Before it gets too late

It’s up to me and you
Love can conquer hate
I know this to be true
That’s what makes us great

In the quiet of the night
I lie here wide awake
And I ask myself
Is there a difference I can make?

It’s up to me and you
Love can conquer hate
I know this to be true
That’s what makes us great