Patriotic Lyrics Thread!

[SavageEagle]

Here's a GREAT song that if it doesn't give you goosebumps nothing will.

Garth Brooks
Ireland

They say mother earth is breathing
With each wave that finds the shore
Her soul rises in the evening
For to open twilights door
Her eyes are the stars in heaven
Watching o'er us all the while
And her heart it is in Ireland
Deep within the Emerald Isle

We are forty against hundreds
In someone else's bloody war
We know not why were fighting
Or what we're dying for
They will storm us in the morning
When the sunlight turns to sky
Death is waiting for its dance now
Fate has sentenced us to die

Ireland I am coming home
I can see your rolling fields of green
And fences made of stone
I am reaching out won't you take my hand
I'm coming home Ireland

Oh the captain he lay bleeding
I can hear him calling me
These men are yours now for the leading
Show them to their destiny
As I look up all around me
I see the ragged tired and torn
I tell them to make ready
'Cause we're not waiting for the morn

Ireland I am coming home
I can see your rolling fields of green
And fences made of stone
I am reaching out won't you take my hand
I'm coming home Ireland

Now the fog is deep and heavy
As we forge the dark and fear
We can hear their horses breathing
As in silence we draw near
There are no words to be spoken
Just a look to say good-bye I draw a breath and night is broken
As I scream our battle cry

Ireland I am coming home
I can see your rolling fields of green
And fences made of stone
I am reaching out won't you take my hand
I'm coming home Ireland
Yes I am home Ireland

We were forty against hundreds

 

[SavageEagle]

Country Lyrics, Tabs, Chords @ Cowboy Lyrics, Music
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USA FLAG has some good ones too.

WOLVERINES!!!!!!


BTW, thank you guys for making this a great thread! Means a lot to me...

 

[slacker]

Big & Rich
8th of November

Said goodbye to his mamma
As he left South Dakota
To fight for the Red, White, and Blue.
He was nineteen and green with a new M-16
Just doing what he had to do.

He was dropped in the jungle
Where the choppers would rumble
With the smell of napalm in the air.
And the sergeant said, "Look up ahead"

Like a dark, evil cloud
1,200 came down
on him and 29 more.
They fought for their lives
But most of them died
In the 173rd Airborne.

(Chorus)
On the 8th of November,
The angels were crying
As they carried his brothers away.
With the fire raining down
And the Hell all around
There were few men left standing that day.
Saw the eagle fly,
Through a clear, blue sky
1965, the 8th of November.

Now he's fifty-eight
And his ponytail's grey
But the battle still plays in his head.
He limps when he walks,
But he's strong when he talks
About the shrapnel they left in his leg.

He puts on a grey suit
Over his Airborne tattoo
And He ties it on one time a year
And remembers the fallen,
As he orders a tall one
And swallows it down with his tears.

(Chorus)
On the 8th of November,
The angels were crying
As they carried his brothers away.
With the fire raining down
And the Hell all around
There were few men left standing that day.
Saw the eagle fly,
Through a clear, blue sky
1965, the 8th of November.

Saw the eagle fly,
Through a clear, blue sky
1965.

(Chorus)
On the 8th of November,
The angels were crying
As they carried his brothers away.
With the fire raining down
And the Hell all around
There were few men left standing that day.

(Chorus)
On the 8th of November,
The angels were crying
As they carried his brothers away.
With the fire raining down
And the Hell all around,
There were few men left standing that day.
Saw the eagle fly,
Through a clear, blue sky
1965, the 8th of November.

The 8th of November
The 8th of November

He said goodbye to his mamma
As he left South Dakota
To fight for the Red, White, and Blue.
He was nineteen and green with a new M-16
Just doing what he had to do.

 

[4sarge]

Not a song, but I find this very moving

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPbIls0iOnI"]YouTube - Red & The Pledge[/ame]

 

[Cwood]

Trace Adkins
Arlington

I never thought that this is where I'd settle down,
I thought I'd die an old man back in my hometown,
They gave me this plot of land, me and some other men,
for a job well done.

There's a big white house sits on a hill just up the road,
The man inside he cried the day they brought me home,
They folded up a flag, and told my mom and dad, 'We're proud of your son'.

And I'm proud to be on this peaceful piece of property,
I'm on scared ground and I'm in the best of company,
I'm thankful for those thankful for the things I've done,
I can rest in peace, I'm one of the chosen ones,
I made it to Arlington.

I remember daddy brought me here when I was eight,
We searched all day to find out where my granddad lay,
And when we finally found that cross,
He said, 'Son this is what it cost, to keep us free'.
Now here I am a thousand stones away from him,
He recognized me on the first day I came in,
And it gave me a chill, when he clicked his heels, and saluted me.

And I'm proud to be on this peaceful piece of property,
I'm on scared ground and I'm in the best of company,
And I'm thankful for those thankful for the things I've done,
I can rest in peace, I'm one of the chosen ones,
I made it to Arlington.

And every time I hear, twenty-one guns,
I know they brought another hero home, to us.

We're thankful for those thankful for the things we've done,
We can rest in peace, 'cause we were the chosen ones,
We made it to Arlington, yea, dust to dust
Don't cry for us, we made it to Arlington.

 

[flagtag]

Not a song, but I find this very moving

YouTube - Red & The Pledge

I love this each time I see/hear it. John Wayne also does (did) a great version of it. I love both!
Thank you

 

[cce1302]

Here's the one I can't listen to:
If you're reading this
Tim McGraw

If you’re reading this
My momma is sitting there
Looks like I only got a one way ticket over here
I sure wish I could give you one more kiss
War was just a game we played when we were kids
Well I’m laying down my gun
I’m hanging up my boots
I’m up here with God
And we’re both watching over you

So lay me down
In that open field out on the edge of town
And know my soul
Is where my momma always prayed where it would go.
If you’re reading this I’m already home.

If you’re reading this
Half way around the world
I won’t be there to see the birth of our little girl
I hope she looks like you
I hope she fights like me
Stand up for the innocent and the weak
I’m laying down my gun
Hanging up my boots
Tell dad I don’t regret that id follow in his shoes

So lay me down
In that open field out on the edge of town
And know my soul is where my momma always prayed where it would go
If you’re reading this, I’m already home

If you’re reading this, there is going to come a day
You move on and find someone else and that’s okay
Just remember this
I’m in a better place
Soldiers live in peace and angels sing amazing grace

So lay me down
In that open field out on the edge of town
And know my soul is where my momma prayed where that it would go
If you’re reading this
If you’re reading this
I’m already home

 

[cce1302]

Heck, I can't even read all the way through it.

 

[SavageEagle]

Ok guys. Happy songs. Please? Patriotic, happy, uplifting songs! Quit bringing tears to my eyes!

 

[4sarge]

Not so much Patriotic as My Message to Obama

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUvEouWA29o&feature=related"]YouTube - I Won't Back Down/Johnny Cash[/ame]


and once Barry is groovin to that one, one for the road that we are on


[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TziyOcb96q0&feature=related"]YouTube - ac/dc live Highway to hell[/ame]

and to Barry's Final Destination

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOErZuzZpS8&feature=related"]YouTube - Arthur Brown - Fire[/ame]

 

[4sarge]

I love this each time I see/hear it. John Wayne also does (did) a great version of it. I love both!
Thank you

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTJ7H3zhJO4"]YouTube - John Wayne. I Pledge Allegiance[/ame]

John Wayne's Pledge

 

[flagtag]

I love "Fire", I haven't heard it for so long. Thanks for posting it.

 

[slacker]

Just found another good one. Forgot about this thread for a while, but I think its time to bring it back!

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDbjalo9zMw"]YouTube - Rushlow Harris - Bagpipes Cryin': Closed-Captioned[/ame]

Stumbled across an old green box in my granddaddy's house
Inside was a cross, some old dog tags, and a picture of when he was shipping out.
So I showed it to him, said "tell me about those days"
When he looked inside, he closed his eyes all he could say was:

"I hear bagpipes cryin' Amazing Grace, Omaha Beach and her crashing waves.
Old Glory draped like Heaven's mercy over the fallen sons.
I see all the heroes who were willing to fight in the name of freedom layin' down their lives.
And prayin' God's grace would keep us safe from harm, until they brought us boys back home."

Those words to a boy that became a man now I'm ankle deep in this Persian sand.
And every day I'm giving all I can because I'm damn proud to be American
Yeah, I made some friends, and I've lost some too
When I think about what they gave for me and you

I hear bagpipes cryin' Amazing Grace, tears rolling down a mother's face.
Old Glory draped like Heaven's mercy over the fallen sons.
I see all the heroes who are willing to fight in the name of freedom layin' down their lives.
And prayin' God's grace would keep us safe from harm, until they bring us boys back home

I hear bagpipes cryin' Amazing Grace, tears rolling down a mother's face.
Old Glory draped like Heaven's mercy over the fallen sons.
I see all the heroes who are willing to fight in the name of freedom layin' down their lives.
And prayin' God's grace would keep you safe from harm, until they bring you boys back home
'till they bring you boys back home, till they bring you boys back home.



And some Justin Moore
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYdgwvi1LOU[/ame]

Wear my name on the back of my belt
Believe there's a God to save me from hell
And dirt roads were made for country boys like me
Don't belive in politically correct
You wanna a piece better have a set
A rifle and a four wheel drive is all I need
Small mouth bass on the end of a hook
Daddy read from the good book

Chorus:
I'm just a country boy from this land
Makin' a living with these two hands
Still believe in the good ole American way
I watch 'em shut the factories down
Then the foreigners flood into town
They take what's left for half the pay
We can't stand by and just let it fade away
The good ole American way

Got sense enough to know things change
But the little man's getting screwed today
Somebody with a backbone please stand up
Oh we worked so hard to get this far
Now we're forgetting everything and just call it love
Don't tell me there ain't somethin' wrong
Somebody's gotta sing this song

Chorus:
I'm just a country boy from this land
Makin' a living with these two hands
Still believe in the good ole American way
I watch 'em shut the factories down
Then the foreigners flood into town
They take what's left for half the pay
We can't stand by and just let it fade away
The good ole American way

We can't stand by and just let it fade away
The good ole American way

I wear my name on the back of my belt
Believe there's a God to save me from hell
And dirt roads were made for country boys like me

 

[SavageEagle]

Thanks for bringing this one back up!

 

[AR Maker]

The Bumper of my SUV by Chely Wright

I've got a bright red sticker on the back of my car
Says United States Marines
And yesterday a lady in a mini-van held up a middle finger at me
Does she think she knows what I stand for?
Or the things that I believe?
Just by looking at a sticker for the US Marines
On The Bumper Of My SUV

See, my brother Chris, he's been in for more than 14 years now
Our dad was in the Navy during Vietnam
Did his duty then he got out
And my grandpa earned his purple heart
On the beach of Normandy
That's why I've got a sticker for the US Marines
On The Bumper Of SUV

But that doesn't mean that I want war
I'm not Republican or Democrat
But I've gone all around this crazy world
Just to try and better understand

Yes I do have questions
I get to ask them because I'm free
That's why I've got a sticker for the US Marines
On the Bumper Of My SUV

Cause I've been to Hiroshima
And I've been to the DMZ
I've walked on the sand in Baghdad
Still don't have all of the answers I need
But I guess I wanna know where she's been
Before she judges and gestures to me
Cause she don't like my sticker
For the US Marines
On the bumper of my SUV

So I hope that lady in her mini-van
Turns on her radio and hears this from me
As she picks up her kids from their private school
And drives home safely on our city streets
Or to the building where her church group meets

Yeah, that's why I've got a sticker for the US Marines
On the bumper of my SUV

 

[SubicWarrior1988]

Love me some Merle.

YouTube - Merle Haggard -- The Fightin' Side Of Me

 

[slacker]

I'm for the low man on the totem pole
And I'm for the underdog God bless his soul
And I'm for the guys still pulling third shift
And the single mom raisin' her kids
I'm for the preachers who stay on their knees
And I'm for the sinner who finally believes
And I'm for the farmer with dirt on his hands
And the soldiers who fight for this land

Chorus:

And I'm for the Bible and I'm for the flag
And I'm for the working man, me and ol' hag
I'm just one of many
Who can't get no respect
Politically uncorrect

(Merle Haggard)
I guess my opinion is all out of style
(Gretchen Wilson)
Aw, but don't get me started cause I can get riled
And I'll make a fight for the forefathers plan
(Merle Haggard)
And the world already knows where I stand

Repeat Chorus

(Merle Haggard)
Nothing wrong with the Bible, nothing wrong with the flag
(Gretchen Wilson)
Nothing wrong with the working man me & ol' hag
We're just some of many who can't get no respect
(Merle Haggard)
None
(Gretchen Wilson)
Politically uncorrect
(Merle Haggard)
Politically uncorrect

YouTube - Gretchen Wilson&Merle Haggard-Politically Uncorrect

plus she is smoking hot.





If this does not send chills down your spine, you are not american

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKCVS57j284



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgFlX3qUkU4

 

[public servant]

One of my favorites...

There once was a girl from Nantucket...

Oh wait...wrong thread.

Carry on...

 

[beararms1776]

YouTube - Elton John - Philadelphia Freedom (Captain Fantastic 13 of 13)

 

[HamsterStyle]

(WRITTEN BY DARRYL WORLEY, JIM "MOOSE" BROWN AND PHIL O'DONNELL)



VERSE 1



IF YOU SEE ME HOLD MY HAND OVER MY HEART BEFORE I START THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

THERE'S A REASON, IT'S TO HONOR THOSE WHO DIED

AND IF YOU SEE ME CLOSE MY EYES AND BOW MY HEAD BEFORE I BREAK BREAD WITH MY FAMILY

IT AIN'T A HABIT, IT'S IMPORTANT AND IT'S MY RIGHT

I WORK HALF A YEAR FOR ME THE OTHER HALF FOR UNCLE SAM

WHILE HE'S BAILING OUT THOSE SINKING SHIPS AND DROWNING THE LITTLE MAN



CHORUS:



I WATCH THE NEWS AND HAVE TO WONDER IF THIS COUNTRY'S GOING CRAZY

TALKIN' BOUT HOW MUCH THEY LOVE IT HERE BUT HOW THEY WANNA REARRANGE IT

I'M JUST YOUR AVERAGE JOE AND THAT MAKES ME SMART ENOUGH TO KNOW

THERE'S A BUNCH OF US OUT HERE THAT FEEL THE SAME

Find More lyrics at SWEETS LYRICS
GONNA KEEP OUR GOD, OUR FREEDOM, A LITTLE MONEY IN THE BANK

Y'ALL CAN KEEP THE CHANGE



VERSE 2



NOW THE FAT CATS ON THE HILL ACTING SO BRILLIANT

AIN'T SMART ENOUGH TO NOTICE THAT WE'RE ANGRY

AND AMERICA'S IN TROUBLE

IF THEY DON'T WISE UP AND STOP

BUSTING OUT THE BLOCKS THAT WERE LAID AS A FOUNDATION

THIS NATION COULD WAKE UP IN A PILE OF RUBBLE

THEY SAY WE'RE MAKING PROGRESS BUT IT'S A BIG 'OL SHAME TO ME

THAT COMMON SENSE AIN'T NEAR AS COMMON AS IT USED TO BE



REPEAT CHORUS-BRIDGE:



I'LL BET OUR GRANDPAS ARE GETTING DIZZY

DOWN THERE IN THEIR GRAVES

ROLLING OVER AND OVER, OVER WHAT'S GOING ON THESE DAYS



REPEAT CHORUS

YouTube - Keep The Change - Darryl Worley