THAT'S / the AMERica / I KNOW ˈðæts / ðiː əˈmɛrəkə / ˈaɪ ˈnoʊ THAT'S / the COUNtry / we LOVE . ˈðæts / ðə ˈkʰʌntɹɪ / ˈwiː ˈlʌv CLEAR-eyed ˈklɪrˌaɪd BIG-hearted ˈbɪɡ-ˈhɑrɾɪd Undaunted by challenge. ˌʌnˈdɔntəd ˈbaɪ ˈtʃæləndʒ OptiMIStic / that unarmed TRUTH / and unconditional LOVE / will have the final WORD .ˌɑptəˈmɪstɪk / ˈðæt ˌʌnˈɑrmd ˈtɹuːθ / ənd ˌʌnkənˈdɪʃənɫ̩ ˈlʌv / ˈwɪɫ ˈhæv ðə ˈfaɪnɫ̩ ˈwɝd That’s what makes me so HOPEful / about our FUture. ˈðæts ˈwɑt ˈmeɪks ˈmiː ˈsoʊ ˈhoʊpfəɫ / əˈbaʊt ˈaʊɚ ˈfjuːtʃɚ I believe in change. ˈaɪ bəˈliːv ˈɪn ˈtʃeɪndʒ Because I beLIEVE in you. bɪˈkʰɔz ˈaɪ bəˈliːv ˈɪn ˈjuː The American people ðiː əˈmɛrəkən ˈpʰiːpəɫ and That’s why I stand here as CONfident as I have ever been. ənd ˈðæts ˈwaɪ ˈaɪ ˈstænd ˈhɪr ˈæz ˈkʰɑnfəɾənt ˈæz ˈaɪ ˈhæv ˈɛvɚ ˈbɪn