Red White and Blue
If you asked me what the stripes stand for here is what I'd say to you.
It is the values I grew up on,
that our parents hold so true.
making sure you use your manners it is expected of you
Look up and see the eagles wings spreed so great as it
hovers above you in the wide open sky.
As it cast its shadow onto the land below.
The way life is for people around the world,
is nothing like it is, if you were born as an American.
Hold the door open for the elderly person this would make your elders so proud of you
saying hello and good morning to someone walking down the road is always the polite thing
to do.
Say my lands pledge every night the same way I was taught to recite ,
I thank you lord for putting me here where the men are fighting for our
courage and fears
We live as one on this land that shares the stripes with everyone
The red white and blue are your colors too.
Copyright © Cory Long | Year Posted 2011
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