FReeper Canteen ~ Music For Our Troops ~ Before Rock n Roll History ~ 14 Jan 2006

To: 2LT Radix jr; 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub; 80 Square Miles; acad1228; AirForceMom; Alas Babylon!; ...

Music Incoming!

Luke Stricklin - American By God's Amazing Grace
(click to listen)

Bottom of my boots sure are gettin' worn
there's a lot of holes in this faded uniform
My hands are black with dirt and so is my face
I ain't never been to hell
but it couldn't be any worse than this place.
Tell my wife don't worry 'cause I know what to do
it makes you feel better sometimes, but don't know if it's true.
I know if I die it's just my time to go
but I pray to God every day that I may get back home.

Well when you've seen what I've seen
things don't seem so bad
quit worrying 'bout what you aint got, thank God for what you have
'Cause I could be raising my family in this place
but I was born an American
by Gods Amazing Grace.

For the last twelve months I've had a new address
the neighborhood smells like sewage and the streets are lined with trash.
You never know what's gonna be the next thing to explode
but unlike these people, I have another home.
It breaks my heart to see these kids out on the streets
walking barefoot through the trash, beggin' for something to eat.
I give them what I got, just to let them know I care
and I thank God it's not my son that's standing there.

Well when you've seen what I've seen
things don't seem so bad
quit worrying 'bout what you ain't got, thank God for what you have
'Cause I could be raising my family in this place
but I was born an American
by Gods Amazing Grace.

You want to talk about it, you better keep it short
cause I got a lot of lost time I gotta make up for.
Really don't care why Bush went in to Iraq
I know what I done there and I'm damn sure proud of that.
You got somethin' bad to say about the USA
you better save it for different ears 'less you want to crawl away.
And I laugh in your face when you say you've got it bad
until you've spent some time on the streets of Baghdad

Well when you've seen what I've seen
things don't seem so bad
quit worrying 'bout what you ain't got, thank God for what you have
'Cause you could be raising your family in this place
but you were born in America, By God's Amazing Grace!!!!

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1,021 posted on 01/14/2006 10:00:12 AM PST by StarCMC (Old Sarge is my hero...doing it right in Iraq! Vaya con Dios, Sarge.)

To: EsmeraldaA; All

1,022 posted on 01/14/2006 10:01:17 AM PST by mylife (The roar of the masses could be farts)

That's a good one!!!

1,023 posted on 01/14/2006 10:01:54 AM PST by StarCMC (Old Sarge is my hero...doing it right in Iraq! Vaya con Dios, Sarge.)

Morning Jagster.

Mail

1,024 posted on 01/14/2006 10:11:31 AM PST by TASMANIANRED (Democrats value the privacy of terrorists higher than the lives of Americans.)

1,025 posted on 01/14/2006 10:12:01 AM PST by TASMANIANRED (Democrats value the privacy of terrorists higher than the lives of Americans.)

That's a good one!!!

It's infectious, isn't it? I burst out laughing when I first saw it. It's a keeper!

1,026 posted on 01/14/2006 10:13:05 AM PST by Lady Jag ( I dreamed I surfed all day in my monthly donor wonder bra [https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate])

Welcome to the Canteen, and welcome to Free Republic.

Long time lurker?

Thank You Dad and Husband for their service.

Morning to ya.

1,027 posted on 01/14/2006 10:15:40 AM PST by TASMANIANRED (Democrats value the privacy of terrorists higher than the lives of Americans.)

To: MoJo2001; All

1,028 posted on 01/14/2006 10:18:04 AM PST by Drumbo ("Of course I have an attitude, I spent my life beating things for a living." - Drumbo Thunder)

To: TASMANIANRED

Hey, Taz! Funny day, isn't it?

1,029 posted on 01/14/2006 10:18:45 AM PST by Lady Jag ( I dreamed I surfed all day in my monthly donor wonder bra [https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate])

Music bumps for posts 1021, 1005, 1004, 995, 994, 992 and 990.

1,030 posted on 01/14/2006 10:22:07 AM PST by E.G.C.

To: TASMANIANRED

Gmorning! Ah, well... not really a lurker, I kinda jumped right in. Believe it or no, this is the first time in about 5 years, I've had the spare time to spend online... and FreeRepublic just has felt like home. Honestly. I laugh, I cry, I'm amazed and touched. :)

I joined about six weeks ago, really. I changed jobs in September, went from working ~70 hours a week for 4 of those years to only 40 now. It's a brilliant change, and it's good to have a life again to pursue the things I love.

GO BRONCOS!!!!

1,031 posted on 01/14/2006 10:22:20 AM PST by Jhohanna (Born Free)

1,032 posted on 01/14/2006 10:22:58 AM PST by EsmeraldaA

1,033 posted on 01/14/2006 10:23:38 AM PST by EsmeraldaA

To: MoJo2001; All

1,034 posted on 01/14/2006 10:23:49 AM PST by Drumbo ("Of course I have an attitude, I spent my life beating things for a living." - Drumbo Thunder)

To: Kathy in Alaska

Good morning Night Owl!

Heard about Mount Augustine venting and belching. One ash plume reportedly went to 50,000'.
Those flurries you may be seeing may not be snow. Time to dust off the ducks.

1,035 posted on 01/14/2006 10:24:16 AM PST by BIGLOOK (I once opposed keelhauling but recently have come to my senses.)

To: MoJo2001; All

Hello everyone
Hope you are having a wonderful day!

1,036 posted on 01/14/2006 10:24:50 AM PST by trussell (Work for God...the retirement benefits are great!)

HEY, I post that from time to time.
I like it A LOT.

1,037 posted on 01/14/2006 10:27:37 AM PST by EsmeraldaA

Listening as I type, thanks my.

1,038 posted on 01/14/2006 10:31:29 AM PST by EsmeraldaA

To: 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub; Kathy in Alaska; Fawnn; HiJinx; Radix; The Sailor; StarCMC; Bethbg79; ...

~~Rock For The Troops~~

In Flames~The Quiet Place

Killswitch Engage~Rose Of Sharyn

Good Saturday Trrops & Canteeners! Click at your own risk:)

Want more information about the artists we play? Perhaps you'd like to buy concert tickets or their CDs? Click the links below for more information!

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1,039 posted on 01/14/2006 10:34:14 AM PST by AZamericonnie (~www.ProudPatriots.org~Operation Valentine's Day~Serving those who serve us!~)

I don't see anymore requests, if I'm missing something I hope someone let's me know.okay?

Okie Dokie.

1,040 posted on 01/14/2006 10:34:34 AM PST by EsmeraldaA

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