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Oh say can you see, this is the American Dream
Young girl, hustlin'
On the other side of the ocean
You can be anything at all
In America, America
I say, can't see
Just close your eyes and breathe
This verse is highlighting the issues with the ways, that labourers were brought to America. They were brought as children, and told all their dreams could become true, on the other side of the ocean. The second last line, indicates that everyone turned their heads away from it, and closed their eyes to the unfairness of these children's situations.