We Must Decide

We Must Decide By Franklin Price 4/14/2017 We must decide just who we are - Not who we have become Our Christian values under foot - As in the place that we came from As persecuted Christians - Chose to sail to get away To choose how we would worship - A place of freedom we could stay We landed in Virginia - Then again at Plymouth Rock Suffered much for our beliefs – The natives helped the flock We grew in population - Built on ways that we believed Villages were small and closed - Change begrudgingly received Most of us were English – Christians mostly but in name Other than belief in Christ - Little else was quite the same To define the rules for us - Founding fathers would not quit They penned the Constitution - Never was the likes of it Freedom for all people - To believe in what we thought Not be persecuted for it - Not be put away if caught There would be no royalty - To dictate who we are Government by the people - Not a king, a queen or czar They put in checks and balances – Laws for this disagreeing pack If you don't support the Constitution - Get out and don't come back Let's thank Japan for who we are – What we're about today They brought us into World War two – Forced us not to stay away Pulled Americans together – To defeat the enemy Who wanted to control the world - Overcome democracy Americans did all we could – Left our isolated place And working with our allies – Put world leadership in place When the war was over – We thought we were the king Refer to the Constitution – To see that's not this country's thing If we have religious rights – All others should have too We cannot decide for them – As they cannot for you Not our job to rule the world – With a global U.S. coups Let's take care of our country first – It's the least that we should do