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[align=center][font="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"]THE GHOST FROM VALLEY FORGE[/font] [/align] [align=center][font="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"]I had a dream the other night I didn't understand,
A figure walking through the mist, with flintlock in his hand.[/font][/align] [align=center][font="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"]His clothes were torn and dirty, as he stood there by my bed,
He took off his three-cornered hat, and speaking low he said:[/font][/align] [align=center][font="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"]"We fought a revolution to secure our liberty,
We wrote the Constitution, as a shield from tyranny.[/font][/align] [align=center][font="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"]For future generations, this legacy we gave,
In this, the land of the free and home of the brave.[/font][/align] [align=center][font="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"]The freedom we secured for you, we hoped you'd always keep,
But tyrants labored endlessly while your parents were asleep.[/font][/align] [align=center][font="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"]Your freedom gone -- your courage lost -- you're no more
than a slave, In this, the land of the free and the home of the brave.[/font][/align] [align=center][font="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"]You buy permits to travel, and permits to own a gun,
Permits to start a business, or to build a place for one.[/font][/align] [align=center][font="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"]On land that you believe you own, you pay a yearly rent,
Although you have no voice in choosing how the money's spent.[/font][/align] [align=center][font="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"]Your children must attend a school that doesn't educate,
Your moral values can't be taught, according to the state.[/font][/align] [align=center][font="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"]You read about the current "news" in a very biased press,
You pay a tax you do not owe, to please the IRS.[/font][/align] [align=center][font="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"]Your money is no longer made of silver or of gold,
You trade your wealth for paper, so life can be controlled.[/font][/align] [align=center][font="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"]You pay for crimes that make our Nation turn from God to shame,
You've taken Satan's number, as you've traded in your name.[/font][/align] [align=center][font="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"]You've given government control to those who do you harm,
So they can padlock churches, and steal the family farm.[/font][/align] [align=center][font="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"]And keep our country deep in debt, put men of God in jail,
Harass your fellow countryman while corrupted courts prevail.[/font][/align] [align=center][font="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"]Your public servants don't uphold the solemn oath they've sworn,
Your daughters visit doctors so children won't be born.[/font][/align] [align=center][font="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"]Your leaders ship artillery and guns to foreign shores,
And send your sons to slaughter, fighting other people's wars.[/font][/align] [align=center][font="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"]Can you regain your Freedom for which we fought and died?
Or don't you have the courage, or the faith to stand with pride?[/font][/align] [align=center][font="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"]Are there no more values for which you'll fight to save?
Or do you wish your children live in fear and be a slave?[/font][/align] [align=center][font="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"]Sons of the Republic, arise and take a stand!
Defend the Constitution, the Supreme Law of the Land![/font][/align] [align=center][font="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"]Preserve our Republic, and each God-given right!
And pray to God to keep the torch of freedom burning bright!"[/font][/align] [align=center][font="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"]As I awoke he vanished, in the mist from whence he came,
His words were true, we are not free, and we have ourselves to blame.[/font][/align] [align=center][font="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"]For even now as tyrants trample each God-given right,
We only watch and tremble -- too afraid to stand and fight.[/font][/align] [align=center][font="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"]If he stood by your bedside in a dream while you're asleep,
And wonder what remains of your right he fought to keep.[/font][/align] [align=center][font="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"]What would be your answer if he called out from the grave?
Is this still the land of the free and home of the brave?[/font][/align]
[align=center][font="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"]THE GHOST FROM VALLEY FORGE[/font] [/align] [align=center][font="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"]I had a dream the other night I didn't understand,
A figure walking through the mist, with flintlock in his hand.[/font][/align] [align=center][font="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"]His clothes were torn and dirty, as he stood there by my bed,
He took off his three-cornered hat, and speaking low he said:[/font][/align] [align=center][font="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"]"We fought a revolution to secure our liberty,
We wrote the Constitution, as a shield from tyranny.[/font][/align] [align=center][font="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"]For future generations, this legacy we gave,
In this, the land of the free and home of the brave.[/font][/align] [align=center][font="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"]The freedom we secured for you, we hoped you'd always keep,
But tyrants labored endlessly while your parents were asleep.[/font][/align] [align=center][font="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"]Your freedom gone -- your courage lost -- you're no more
than a slave, In this, the land of the free and the home of the brave.[/font][/align] [align=center][font="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"]You buy permits to travel, and permits to own a gun,
Permits to start a business, or to build a place for one.[/font][/align] [align=center][font="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"]On land that you believe you own, you pay a yearly rent,
Although you have no voice in choosing how the money's spent.[/font][/align] [align=center][font="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"]Your children must attend a school that doesn't educate,
Your moral values can't be taught, according to the state.[/font][/align] [align=center][font="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"]You read about the current "news" in a very biased press,
You pay a tax you do not owe, to please the IRS.[/font][/align] [align=center][font="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"]Your money is no longer made of silver or of gold,
You trade your wealth for paper, so life can be controlled.[/font][/align] [align=center][font="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"]You pay for crimes that make our Nation turn from God to shame,
You've taken Satan's number, as you've traded in your name.[/font][/align] [align=center][font="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"]You've given government control to those who do you harm,
So they can padlock churches, and steal the family farm.[/font][/align] [align=center][font="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"]And keep our country deep in debt, put men of God in jail,
Harass your fellow countryman while corrupted courts prevail.[/font][/align] [align=center][font="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"]Your public servants don't uphold the solemn oath they've sworn,
Your daughters visit doctors so children won't be born.[/font][/align] [align=center][font="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"]Your leaders ship artillery and guns to foreign shores,
And send your sons to slaughter, fighting other people's wars.[/font][/align] [align=center][font="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"]Can you regain your Freedom for which we fought and died?
Or don't you have the courage, or the faith to stand with pride?[/font][/align] [align=center][font="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"]Are there no more values for which you'll fight to save?
Or do you wish your children live in fear and be a slave?[/font][/align] [align=center][font="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"]Sons of the Republic, arise and take a stand!
Defend the Constitution, the Supreme Law of the Land![/font][/align] [align=center][font="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"]Preserve our Republic, and each God-given right!
And pray to God to keep the torch of freedom burning bright!"[/font][/align] [align=center][font="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"]As I awoke he vanished, in the mist from whence he came,
His words were true, we are not free, and we have ourselves to blame.[/font][/align] [align=center][font="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"]For even now as tyrants trample each God-given right,
We only watch and tremble -- too afraid to stand and fight.[/font][/align] [align=center][font="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"]If he stood by your bedside in a dream while you're asleep,
And wonder what remains of your right he fought to keep.[/font][/align] [align=center][font="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"]What would be your answer if he called out from the grave?
Is this still the land of the free and home of the brave?[/font][/align]