where was i when they left for America?

"where was i when the rockets came to life?
and carried you away to the alligator sky?"
'''owl city>alligator sky'''

where was i when they set sail and left for america?
where was i when they went to the land of the brave and free?
where was i when they left to the land of black honey?
they've gone to experience the trip of a life time.
they've gone to be among mankind.
they've left this soil of beasts and monsters behind.
they've gone in search of freedom and left me behind.
they've left I mother africa in the dust to die.
for my barren womb only gave birth to barboons and trees to this life.
where was i when they set sail and left for america?
where the sun sets over long beaches and super man flies in the sky.
they've gone and forgotten i'm the birth of life.
they've gone and forgotten i'm the cradle of mankind.
they say they left for better life opportunities.
they say they left for a better life for their children.
for my rivers are stained with blood of wars.
for my hills and mountains are home for beasts and monsters.
for god has already left this part of this piece of rock.
where was i when they set sail and left for America?