Bruce Springsteen made his ire for President Trump quite clear earlier this year when he told his Australian fans he is “embarrassed to be an American.” And now, he’s telling America through song.
Springsteen’s longtime musician pal Joe Grushecky has released a new song written by Grushecky, "That’s What Makes Us Great," in clear protest of Donald Trump’s immigration policies and “alternative facts.” Grushecky invited Springsteen to sing on his post-election protest song:
“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?’ He gave it the Bruce treatment.”
Grushecky said it was when Trump made fun of the special needs reporter (which he didn’t do, but that's one of the left's "alternative facts") that Trump lost his respect.
“How could a person like that be president of the United States?” Grushecky continued. “Regardless of all the other [stuff], that to me is appalling. I have special needs people in my family and in my neighborhood. I worked with special needs people my whole life and I was really offended by it.”
"That’s What Makes Us Great" debuted on E Street Radio on Sirius XM on Wednesday and is now available to ignore download.
Grushecky:
They come from everywhere
A longing to be free
They come to join us here
From sea to shining sea
Together:
And they all have a dream
As people always will
To be safe and warm
In that shining city on the hill
Grushecky:
Some wanna slam the door
Instead of opening the gate
Aw, let’s turn this thing around
Before it gets too late
Together:
It’s up to me and you
Love can conquer hate
I know this to be true
That’s what makes us great
Springsteen:
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
Together:
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
Springsteen:
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
