Patriotism 1-10-07

The often forgotten obligation,

Living in such a country as The USA

The place you call your home

Why don’t you pledge I ask you

You say you don’t know

I ask you why you live here

Enjoying your freedoms today

You say because it America

And I say yeah the home of the brave

The men and women fighting across the seas

You look confused

So I continue on with rage

I ask if you love this country

The place of liberty

You say you do

So I ask you

Why don’t you pledge today

You say you don’t have to

And I say oh contraire

I remember the battle letters my friends receive

From family and siblings over seas

You say that I don’t know a thing

About this so called pledging

And that I put on a show

Oh if you were to know

The suffering I heard

You would not dare to utter a single word

I tell I’ve been to see the soldiers coming home

And most rush to see before their families

Their comrades that fell in battle

That are now home

You ask why I care if you pledge

I’ll tell you this now

Those who don’t pledge or not deserving of the things

Those men and women are fighting for

They fight everyday

Knowing the price they might have to pay

For those at home in their beds

We owe so much to those who died

And even more to those who choose

To let you snooze

While they fight for our every right

And that’s why I’m disgusted by you