Train loads of history <br />that make this land great <br />like the American spirit <br />that carved its own fate <br /> <br />Many beautiful places <br />lots of treasures to see <br />but America's people <br />are the reason its free <br /> <br />Between places we freed <br />and justice we restored <br />we protected the weak <br />friend to the whole world <br /> <br />When Hope is all we had <br />and freedom was running thin <br />Faith pulled us together <br />and blessed our service men <br /> <br />Its always up to us <br />when freedom is the prize <br />We do it with faith, hope and love <br />and a bit of American pride <br /> <br />Mexico didn't save the world <br />and France didn't try <br />Africa couldn't save themselves <br />and China was on the side <br /> <br />When freedom is in the balance <br />and lives are at stake <br />America sends her heroes <br />and rides in to save the day <br /> <br />We fought in all the jungles <br />deserts and mine fields <br />battled in the worlds oceans <br />for more than a hundred years <br /> <br />Its always up to us <br />when freedom is to fly <br />We do it with faith, hope and love <br />and a bit of American pride <br /> <br />It may not be much to some <br />but its everything to me <br />American is the only -can- I am <br />there is no hyphen in my name <br /> <br />If you don't like America <br />we don't care much at all <br />'Were just gonna pray for you <br />next time that you call'! <br /> <br />Its always up to us <br />when freedom is to fly <br />We do it with faith, hope and love <br />and a bit of American pride<br /><br />Rusty (Ed) Gibson<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/american-pride-4/
