Sing For America

 Oh my name it is nothin'
 My age it means less
 The country I come from
 Is called the Midwest
 I's taught and brought up there
 The laws to abide
 And that land that I live in
 Has God on its side.

 Oh the history books tell it
 They tell it so well
 The cavalries charged
 The Indians fell
 The cavalries charged
 The Indians died
 Oh the country was young
 With God on its side.

 Oh the Spanish-American
 War had its day
 And the Civil War too
 Was soon laid away
 And the names of the heroes
 I's made to memorize
 With guns in their hands
 And God on their side.

 Oh the First World War, boys
 It closed out its fate
 The reason for fighting
 I never got straight
 But I learned to accept it
 Accept it with pride
 For you don't count the dead
 When God's on your side. 

 When the Second World War
 Came to an end
 We forgave the Germans
 And we were friends
 Though they murdered six million
 In the ovens they fried
 The Germans now too
 Have God on their side. 

 I've learned to hate Russians
 All through my whole life
 If another war starts
 It's them we must fight
 To hate them and fear them
 To run and to hide
 And accept it all bravely
 With God on my side.

 But now we got weapons
 Of the chemical dust 
 If fire them we're forced to
 Then fire them we must
 One push of the button
 And a shot the world wide
 And you never ask questions
 When God's on your side.

 In a many dark hour
 I've been thinkin' about this
 That Jesus Christ
 Was betrayed by a kiss
 But I can't think for you
 You'll have to decide
 Whether Judas Iscariot
 Had God on his side.

 So now as I'm leavin'
 I'm weary as Hell
 The confusion I'm feelin'
 Ain't no tongue can tell
 The words fill my head
 And fall to the floor
 If God's on our side
 He'll stop the next war.

Bob Dylan

 Virgin land of forest green, dark and stormy plains, 
 here all life abounds
 Sunlit valley, mountain fields, unseen in the rain, 
 here all life abounds
 No man rules this land, no human hand has soiled this paradise
 Waiting patiently, so much to see, so rich in Earth's delights

 Painted desert, sequined sky, stars that fill the night,  
 here all life abounds
 Rivers flowing to the sea, sunshine pure and bright, 
 here all life abounds
 No man rules this land, no human hand has soiled this paradise
 Waiting patiently, so much to see, so rich in Earth's delights

 So the maiden lies in waiting, for the sails to reach the shore
 Land of beauty and abundance, innocent, you opened wide your door
 Wanderers found the waiting treasure, 
 full of gifts beyond their measure
 Milk and honey for our pleasure.....

 Across the sea there came a multitude, sailing ships upon the wave
 Filled with visions of Utopia, and the freedom that they crave
 Ravage, plunder, see no wonder, rape and kill and tear asunder
 Chop the forest, plow it under.....

 Highways scar the mountainsides, buildings to the sky, 
 people all around
 Houses stand in endless rows, sea to shining sea, people all around
 So we rule this land, and here we stand upon our paradise,
 Dreaming of a place, our weary race is ready to arise.

Kansas "Song for America" as sung by Eire

I'm proud to be an American, Where at least I know I;m free And I won't forget the men who died and gave that right to me.

I gladly stand up next to you and our banner still today for the're aint no doubt I love this land

GOD Bless the USA.

sung by Abbi. (Who feels its rather cheezy-a-choice- but definatley most appropriate.)