There are people in this country who work hard every day
Not for fame or fortune do they strive
But the fruits of their labor are worth more than their pay
And it’s time a few of them were recognized
Hello Detroit auto worker, let me thank you for your time
You work a forty hour week for a livin’, just to send it on down the line
Hello Pittsburgh steel mill worker, let me thank you for your time
You work a forty hour week for a livin’, just to send it on down the line
This is for the one who swings the hammer, driving home the nail
For the one behind the counter, ringing up the sales
For the one who fights the fires, the one who brings the mail
For everyone who works behind the scenes
You can see them every morning in the factories and the fields
In the city streets and the quiet country towns
Working together like spokes inside a wheel
They keep this country turning around
Hello Kansas wheat field farmer, let me thank you for your time
You work a forty hour week for a livin’, just to send it on down the line
Hello West Virginia coal miner, let me thank you for your time
You work a forty hour week for a livin’, just to send it on down the line
This is for the one who drives the big rig, up and down the road
For the one out in the warehouse, bringing in the load
For the waitress, the mechanic, the policeman on patrol
For everyone who works behind the scenes
With a spirit you can’t replace with no machine
Hello America let me thank you for your time
Last night I heard this politician
Talking ’bout his brand new mission
Liked his plans, but they
Came undone when he got
Around to God and guns
I don’t know how he grew up
But it sure wasn’t down
At the hunting club
Cause if it was he’d
Understand just a little bit
More about the working man
God and guns
Keep us strong
That’s what this country
Was founded on
Well, we might as well give up and run
If we let ‘em take our God and guns
Yeah, out here in my neck of the woods
Where God is great and guns are good
You really can’t know that much about ‘em
If you think we’re better off without ‘em
Well, there was a time – we ain’t forgot
You could rest all night
With your doors unlocked
But there ain’t nobody safe no more
So you say your prayers and
You thank the Lord
For that peacemaker
In the dresser drawer
God and guns (God and guns)
Keep us strong
That’s what this country (Lord)
Was founded on
Well, we might as well give up and run,
If we let ‘em take our God and guns.
Yeah, we might as well give up and run,
If we let ‘em take our God and guns!
Yeah
Oh
God and guns
Don’t let ‘em take
Don’t you let ‘em take
Don’t let ‘em take
Our God and guns
Oh God and guns
Ye keep us strong
That’s what this country (Lord)
Was founded on
Well we might as well give up and run,
If we let ‘em take our God and guns!
I was watching Expelled and when I heard the segment from this song (Evolution) I had to stop watching and search the Internet for it. Do you have any idea how hard it is to find a song that’s had little exposure, has a one-word title, a nobody artist, and the title of a controversial issue that’s also in the titles of more famous songs?
Evolution by Kevin Lee:
I didn’t crawl out of the ocean. I didn’t come from no monkey.
Science tends to forget; evolution’s just a theory.
They present it in the textbooks and on animal TV
Like it’s fact. But, tell me, were you there twelve million B.C.
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And if you’re right and there’s no God, I guess we’ll all know before too long
If there’s nothing to believe in after we’re gone.
If you’re right I’ll eat my words and you can disregard this song.
But I’d hate to be in your shoes when you find out that you’re wrong.
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When did evolution stop? ‘Cause fish still swim in the sea.
And last time that I checked, apes still lived in trees.
They’re not our distant cousins. And I don’t care what you say;
Giraffe’s neck is long because God made it that way.
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And if you’re right and there’s no God, I guess we’ll all know before too long
If there’s nothing to believe in after we’re gone.
If you’re right I’ll eat my words and you can disregard this song.
But I’d hate to be in your shoes when you find out that you’re wrong.
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Now it doesn’t take a genius to know there’s more than this.
But I’ll put my faith in the Word of God – not in scientists.
There’s nothing wrong with science. There’s too much good to list.
But you can stop trying to teach my kid to become an atheist.
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And if you’re right and there’s no God, I guess we’ll all know before too long
If there’s nothing to believe in after we’re gone.
If you’re right I’ll eat my words and you can disregard this song.
But I’d hate to be in your shoes when you find out that you’re wrong.
Yeah, I’d hate to be in your shoes when you find out that you’re wrong.
I’m just testing out the various WordPress features, so take part in this poll if you want. Most folks I know don’t like Country (I hate some things about living in a city), but I figure since it’s about as conservative as you get in music, maybe the picking’s better among the sort of people who’ll eventually read this.
