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Following September 11th last year, everybody that was a poet or writer or a
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song writer of any kind had a reason to write some words down or some thoughts
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down on a piece of paper. And I was no different than anybody else, that's
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what you do when you do what I do. And Uhh
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My father served in the army in the 50's he lost his eye in a training combat
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mission. He came home he put up a flag at the farm I was raised on. I lost
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him six months prior to the attacks on New York City and the United States and
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Uhh that flag flew out there in that yard and it's flown there every day.
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He raised me right and he never bitched one time about losing his eye. Never
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heard him cry about it one time, he was glad to go do it, that's why we're free
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today and it's our turn to stand on what our fathers and fore fathers did for
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us and make sure we don't let them down.
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I wrote a song in the following days after September 11th it's called the
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"Angry American" and I want to send it out to my father tonight.
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Sang ....
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American Girls and American Guys
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We'll always stand up and salute
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We'll always recognize
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When we see Ole Glory Flying
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There's a lot of men dead
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So we can sleep in peace at night
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When we lay down our head
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My daddy served in the army
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Where he lost his right eye
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But he flew a flag out in our yard
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Till the day that he died
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He wanted my mother, my brother, my sister and me
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To grow up and live happy
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In the land of the free.
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Now this nation that I love
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Has fallen under attack
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A mighty sucker punch came flying in
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From somewhere in the back
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Soon as we could see clearly
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Through our big black eye
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Man, we lit up your world
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Like the 4th of July
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Hey Uncle Sam
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Put your name at the top of his list
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And the Statue of Liberty
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Started shaking her fist
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And the eagle will fly
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And there's gonna be hell
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When you hear Mother Freedom
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Start ringing her bell
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And itll feel like the whole wide world is raining down on you
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Ahhh Brought to you Courtesy of the Red White and Blue
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Ohhh Justice will be served
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And the battle will rage
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This big dog will fight
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When you rattle his cage
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And you'll be sorry that you messed with
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The U.S. of A.
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'Cause we'll put a boot in your ass
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It's the American way
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Hey Uncle Sam
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Put your name at the top of his list
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And the Statue of Liberty
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Started shaking her fist
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And the eagle will fly
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And there's gonna be hell
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When you hear Mother Freedom
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Start ringing her bell
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And itll feel like the whole wide world is raining down on you
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Brought to you Courtesy of the Red White and Blue
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Uhhh Ohhh
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Of the Red, White and Blue
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Ohhh Ohh Oh
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Of My Red, White and Blue
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Angry American (Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue) live version
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| Toby Keith |
