opiate69
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Wed Nov-08-06 02:23 AM
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An old-fashioned sing-along specially selected for tonight |
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TAKIN' MY COUNTRY BACK
COUNTRY MUSIC'S GOT MAMAS AND DADDYS WE GOT BAR ROOMS AND OLD HEARTBREAK SONGS BUT I 'M HERE TODAY TO STAND UP AND SAY HOW I FEEL ABOUT MY HOME SWEET HOME WHAT'S LEFT, WHAT'S RIGHT AND WHAT'S WRONG... AND
I’M TAKIN’ MY COUNTRY BACK SON, YOU AIN'T BEEN DOIN’ HER RIGHT OH I BEEN WATCHIN’ YOU AND I DON’T LIKE HOW YOU'VE BEEN TREATIN’ MY STARS AND STRIPES YOU TOOK OUR JOBS AND SENT ‘EM OVERSEAS NOW WE OWE BILLIONS TO THE RED CHINESE YOU BLEW THE BUDGET AND YOU BOTCHED IRAQ SO I’M TAKIN’ MY COUNTRY BACK
WE HAD A BUNDLE IN THE TREASURY DRAWER MORE THAN THERE HAD EVER BEEN BEFORE BUT EVERY DAY WE'RE DROWNIN' DEEPER IN DEBT MAYBE FOUR YEARS SHOULD BE ALL YOU GET THEN YOU GAVE TAX BREAKS TO THE MILLIONAIRES AND TRIED TO MAKE THE WORKIN’ MAN PAY BUT YOU CAN’T TAX A MAN WHEN HIS JOBS NOT THERE NOW LOOK AT WHERE WE ARE TODAY…HEY
I’M TAKIN’ MY COUNTRY BACK SON, YOU AIN'T BEEN DOIN’ HER RIGHT OH I BEEN WATCHIN’ YOU AND I DON’T LIKE HOW YOU'VE BEEN TREATIN’ MY STARS AND STRIPES YOU GOT TOO MANY FANCY FRIENDS FOR ME THE SAUDIS TREAT YOU LIKE YOU'RE ROYALTY YOU BLEW THE BUDGET AND YOU BOTCHED IRAQ NOW I’M TAKIN’ MY COUNTRY BACK
NOW I CAN UNDERSTAND WHY YOU WERE HOT 'CAUSE BIN LADEN NEVER DID GET CAUGHT SO YOU SAID WE HAD SADDAM TO BLAME TRIED TO TELL US IT WAS ALL THE SAME BUT NOW THE YEARS ROLL BY AND OUR KIDS KEEP DYIN' YOU DON'T EVEN HAVE A PLAN TO BRING 'EM HOME AND THOSE W.M.D. YOU PROMISED ON T.V. HEY ADMIT IT, YOU FIGURED IT WRONG... SO I'M TAKIN' MY COUNTRY BACK
NOW YOU DON’T KNOW MY NAME, BUT YOU KNOW WHO I AM I'M YOUR EVERYDAY WORK HARD, PLAY HARD RAISE KIDS AND PRAY HARD COMMON MAN.... AND LORD KNOWS I LOVE THIS LAND...THAT'S WHY
I’M TAKIN’ MY COUNTRY BACK SON, YOU AIN'T BEEN DOIN’ HER RIGHT OH I BEEN WATCHIN’ YOU AND I DON’T LIKE HOW YOU'VE BEEN TREATIN’ MY STARS AND STRIPES YOU SAY "UNITE" BUT YOU DIVIDE US MORE CUSSIN' EACH OTHER ON THE SENATE FLOOR AIN'T WE SUPPOSED TO BE ABOVE ALL THAT ? HEY I’M TAKIN’ MY COUNTRY BACK I GOT MY FAMILY AND MY CHURCH AND FLAG... NOW I'M TAKIN' MY COUNTRY BACK
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Wed Nov-08-06 02:29 AM
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Sweet, sweet victory....
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Wed Nov-08-06 03:20 AM
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here's another
Take It Where You Find It
Men saw the stars at the edge of the sea They thought great thoughts about liberty Poets wrote down words that did fit Writers wrote books Thinkers thought about it
Take it where you find it Can't leave it alone You will find a purpose To carry it on Mainly when you find it Your heart will be strong About it
Many's the road I have walked upon Many's the hour between dusk and dawn Many's the time Many's the mile I see it all now Through the eyes of a child
Take it where you find it Can't leave it alone You will find a purpose To carry it on Mainly when you find it Your heart will be strong About it
Lost dreams and found dreams In America In America In America Lost dreams and found dreams In America In America In America
And close your eyes Leave it all for a while Leave the world And your worries behind You will build on whatever is real And wake up each day To a new waking dream
Take it where you find it Can't leave it alone You will find a purpose To carry it on Mainly when you find it Your heart will be strong About it
Change, change come over Change come over Talkin' about a change Change, change Change come over, now Change, change, change come over
I'm gonna walk down the street Until I see My shining light I'm gonna walk down the street Until I see My shining light I'm gonna walk down the street Until I see My shining light I'm gonna walk down the street Until I see My shining light I see my light See my light See my shining light I see my light See my light See my shining light
(Van Morrison)
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