"God Bless the U.S.A."

As I said in a post below, this morning I was able to attend the patriotic rosary held at a local parish. It was a beautiful ceremony. For a patriotic rosary, you pray each Hail Mary for a state and on the glory be beads you pray for certain people in the government, and the armed forces... things like that. In between each decade we sang a patriotic song. I was very excited this year, because they decided to sing one of my very favorite Patriotic songs. It amazed me though, at how many people said they heard it for the first time this morning. It's such a great song, that I decided to post it on my blog...
Random thing here...after the rosary, I was walking out of the Church into the gathering area. It made me happy because as I was beginning to leave the priest, Fr. Mike, a good family friend, came up to me and seemed upset that I would leave without saying hi and giving him a hug. I should have known better though, because I have known Fr. Mike for years now. He said, in a joking manner, that he was upset that I have not come up and visited him more often. I love Fr. Mike to death!

God Bless The USA
by Lee Greenwood

If tomorrow all
the things were gone,
I’d worked for all my life.
And I had to start again,
with just my children and my wife.
I’d thank my lucky
stars,
to be livin here today.
‘Cause the flag still stands for freedom,
and they can’t take that away.
And I’m proud to be an
American,
where at least I know I’m free.
And I wont forget the men who died,
who gave that right to me.
And I gladly stand up,
next to you and defend her still today.
‘Cause there ain’t no doubt I love this land,
God bless the USA.
From the lakes of Minnesota,
to the hills of Tennessee.
Across the plains of Texas,
From sea to shining sea.
From Detroit down to Houston,
and New York to L.A.
Well there's pride in every American heart,
and its time we stand and say.
That I’m proud to be an
American,
where at least I know I’m free.
And I wont forget the men who died,
who gave that right to me.
And I gladly stand up,
next to you and defend her still today.
‘Cause there ain’t no doubt I love this land,
God bless the USA.
And I’m proud to be and American,
where at least I know I’m free.
And I wont forget the men who died,
who gave that right to me.
And I gladly stand up,
next to you and defend her still today.
‘Cause there ain’t no doubt I love this land,
God bless the USA.