First they came for the Communists, and I did not speak out
Then they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out
Next they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out
And then they came for me

This is autonomy
My American Dream
Stepped over on the street
Stars and stripes blinding me
Their contagious air we breathe
My American Dream
Classism, the black plague
Will mark your grave

This is the second time
We will not fall in line

No, you can't stop this exodus
No, you won't stop this exodus
No, you can't stop this exodus
No, you won't stop this exodus

A hooded prisoner on the bay
These truths let freedom ring
A child Darfur refugee
Home of the free and brave
The ghosts of war who will not sleep
These truths let freedom ring
The poor who drown in bigotry
Will mark your grave
This is the second time
Yeah, it's the second time
We will not fall in line

No, you can't stop this exodus
No, you won't stop this exodus
No, you can't stop this exodus
No, you won't stop this exodus

Fight forever more
The movement of the people
Fight forever more
The voice of the emigre
Fight forever more
The movement of the people
Fight forever more
No concession, no compromise
Fight forever

First they came for the Communists, and I did not speak out
Then they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out
Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out
And then they came for me

No, you can't stop this exodus
No, you won't stop this exodus
No, you can't stop this exodus
No, you won't stop this exodus
This is the second time; we will not fall in line