MY FATHER SAID <br /> ALONG LONG TIME AGO <br />HE SAID SON TAKE A GOOD LOOK AROUND <br /> AND SEE HOW BEAUTIFUL THIS LAND IS <br /> AND DON'T LET ANYONE BRING IT DOWN <br /> BECAUSE THIS IS YOUR HOME <br /> ONCE MY HOME UNTIL I GOT ILL <br /> BUT BEFORE I DIE <br /> AND YOU BURY ME UNDER THIS HILL <br /> LET ME TELL YOU A STORY <br /> WHEN I WAS LOOKING FOR A PLACE <br />TO CALL HOME <br /> I WOULD WALK MILES <br /> UNTIL I FOUND A SPOT TO DIG <br /> AND I WAS GONNA BUILD IT <br /> ON MY OWN <br /> BUILD IT ON THIS GREAT LAND <br /> AND I WILL BUILD IT <br /> WITH THESE HANDS <br /> AND WHEN I'M DONE <br /> GONNA HANG THE FLAG SO HIGH <br /> SO ALL COULD SEE <br /> WHO EVER MIGHT COME <br /> LET FREEDOM STILLS LIVES <br /> THE WAY OUR FOUNDING FATHERS <br /> WANTING IT TO BE <br /> AND STILL TILL THIS DAY <br /> WE ARE STILL FREE <br /> THANKS TO THE MAN <br />AND WOMEN <br /> WHO FOUGHT AND GAVE UP THERE LIVES <br /> FOR US TO STAY FREE <br /> THE WAY OUR FOUNDING FATHERS <br /> WANTING IT TO BE <br /> SO SON BE PROUD OF YOUR HOME <br /> BUT MOST OF ALL YOUR FREEDOM<br /><br />BRUCE MARTONE<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/thanks-to-our-founding-fathers/
