Walt Starr
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Sat Feb-14-04 07:52 PM
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Tuesday Morning {Please Read} |
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Edited on Sat Feb-14-04 07:57 PM by Walt Starr
Up and down this road I go Skippin' and dodgin' From a 44
10:03 on a Tuesday Morning In the fall of an American Dream A man is doing what he knows is right On flight 93 He loved his mom and he loved his dad He loved his home and he loved his man But on that bloody Tuesday morning He died an American
Now you cannot change this You cannot erase this You can't pretend this is not the truth
Even though he could not marry Or teach your children in our schools Because who he wants to love Is breaking your God's rules He stood up on a Tuesday morning In the terror he was brave And he made his choice And without a doubt A hundred lives he must have saved
Now you cannot change this You cannot erase this You can't pretend this is not the truth
And the things you might take for granted Your inalienable rights Some might choose to deny him Even though he gave his life Can you live with yourself in the land of the free And make him less of a hero than the other three Well it might begin to change ya In a field in Pennsylvania
Now you cannot change this You cannot erase this You can't pretend this is not the truth
Stand up America Hear the bell now as it tolls Wake up America It's Tuesday morning Come on let's roll
Now you cannot change this You cannot erase this You can't pretend this is not the truth
--Melissa Etheridge and Jonathon Taylor
I heard this for the first time a few minutes ago. It brought tears to my eyes. I was crying while typing these words out. I recommend you buy Melissa Etheridge's new album, Lucky. It was released yesterday and is wonderful.
I cannot consider this a free nation so long as men and women are considered second class citizens who cannot marry whom they love...
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Sat Feb-14-04 08:06 PM
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Thanks Walt. Very moving.
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Walt Starr
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Sat Feb-14-04 09:12 PM
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3. The entire album rocks |
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I'm pretty sure she's pissed off at being a second class citizen who cannot marry the woman she loves and is raising a child with.
It pisses me off too!
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Sat Feb-14-04 08:21 PM
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He died a hero, as brave as anyone could be.
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Sat Feb-14-04 09:31 PM
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...thank you so much for posting this.
Simply beautiful!
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