Lyrics

Yo, picture this - kings and queens overseas,
Taxin' us like we the ones they ownin', please!
Nah, we ain't bout to kneel, we ain't bout to bow,
Revolution, son, the time is now!

We don't kneel, we don't run, nah, we ride!
Thirteen strong, let the flags fly!
From the smoke, from the guns, we survive,
Built this up, made it ours, do or die!

Brooklyn to Boston, rebels was plottin'
Whole squad militant, streets was rotten.
Redcoats posted up, yeah, they watching,
King George pushin' tax man, we ain't coppin'

Letters from Adams, Franklin droppin' knowledge,
Washington rally troops, no time for college.
Paul Revere rode, midnight warning,
"Yo, the British coming!" Nah, this our morning.

They throwin' laws, we throwin' tea,
King ain't never seen a crew move like we.
Shots rang out in seventy-five,
Lexington, Concord - first to die.

We don't kneel, we don't run, nah, we ride!
Thirteen strong, let the flags all fly!
From the smoke , from the guns, we survive,
Built this up, made it ours, do or die!

Winter hit Valley Forge, ice on my boots,
But the spring don't freeze , man, we fightin' for our roots.
Lafayette brought the funds, French with the troops,
Cornwallis thought he had us - nah , here's the truth.

Hamilton pen game sharper than swords,
Jefferson drafting up Liberty's chords.
Benedict switched, we don't mess with them frauds,
While Betsy stitched stripes and the stars.

Yorktown siege, whole squad in position,
Cut the escape, they trapped, now listen -
Surrender that fleet, hand over them weapons,
We just built a nation outta hustle and lessons!

Now we kings in the land that we took,
Ain't no more crowns, just laws in the book.
Told the whole world, "Yeah, we finally free."
Yo, America - Empire of the Free!

Yeah, started from the colonies, now we here.
Fought kings, made kings - on some Revolutionary shhhh…
Welcome to the Empire. The Free.