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Anthem
by Rush

Know your place in life is where you want to be
Don't let them tell you that you owe it all to me
Keep on looking forward, no use in looking 'round
Hold your head above the ground and they won't bring you
Down

Live for yourself -- there's no one else
More worth living for
Begging hands and bleeding hearts will
Only cry out for more

Well, i know they've always told you
Selfishness was wrong
Yet it was for me, not you, i
Came to write this song

Anthem of the heart and anthem of the mind
A funeral dirge for eyes gone blind
We marvel after those who sought
New wonders in the world, wonders in the world,
Wonders in the world they wrought

Ted Nugent, Rawdogs & Warhogs:

I pledge allegiance to the flag of the mighty USA
Everywhere I run around they get out of my way
'Cause I'm American made, American born, from my hands my flag will not be torn away, no way!

'Cause I'm a Rawdog, Warhog, yeah
And I'm ready to fight, just pick out a night, I'll turn out your lights, I'm a Rawdog, Warhog, Rawdog, Warhog, yeah

Here I come like Crazy Horse, I hear that battle cry
My spirit is full like sitting bull, it's a perfect day to die

'Cause I'm a Rawdog, Warhog, yeah
And I'm ready to fight, just pick out a night, I'll turn out your lights, I'm a Rawdog, Warhog, Rawdog, Warhog, yeah

Let's not forget the classic "Capitalism" by Oingo Boingo:

Capitalism

There's nothing wrong with Capitalism
There's nothing wrong with free enterprise
Don't try to make me feel guilty
I'm so tired of hearing you cry

There's nothing wrong with making some profit
If you ask me I'll say it's just fine
There's nothing wrong with wanting to live nice
I'm so tired of hearing you whine
About the revolution
Bringin' down the rich
When was the last time you dug a ditch, baby!

If it ain't one thing
Then it's the other
Any cause that crosses your path
Your heart bleeds for anyone's brother
I've got to tell you you're a pain in the ass

You criticize with plenty of vigor
You rationalize everything that you do
With catchy phrases and heavy quotations
And everybody is crazy but you

You're just a middle class, socialist brat
From a suburban family and you never really had to work
And you tell me that we've got to get back
To the struggling masses (whoever they are)
You talk, talk, talk about suffering and pain
Your mouth is bigger than your entire brain
What the hell do you know about suffering and pain (you dumb f---). . .

(Repeat first verse)

(Repeat chorus)

There's nothing wrong with Capitalism
There's nothing wrong with Capitalism
There's nothing wrong with Capitalism
There's nothing wrong with Capitalism

This is one that a niece of mine played for me once (years ago). It just stuck with me for some reason:

"America"
by Prince

Aristocrats on a mountain climb,
Making money, losing time.
Communism is just a word,
But if the government turn over
It'll be the only word that's heard.

America, America
God shed His grace on thee
America, America
Keep the children free

Little sister making minimum wage
Living in a 1-room jungle monkey cage.
Can't get over, she's almost dead.
She may not be in the black,
But she's happy she ain't in the red.

America, America
God shed His grace on thee
America, America
Keep the children free

Freedom...Love...Joy...Peace

Jimmy Nothing never went to school.
They made him pledge allegiance,
He said it wasn't cool.
Nothing made Jimmy proud.
Now Jimmy lives on a mushroom cloud.

America, America
God shed His grace on thee
America, America
Keep the children free

"Living in America"
by James Brown

Yeah, uh! Get up, now! Ow! Knock out this!

Super highways, coast to coast,
easy to get anywhere
On the transcontinental overload,
just slide behind the wheel
How does it feel

When there's no destination - that's too far
And somewhere on the way,
you might find out who you are

Chorus:
Living in America - eye to eye, station to station
Living in America - hand to hand, across the nation
Living in America - got to have a celebration

Rock my soul

Smokestack, fatback,
many miles of railroad track
All night radio, keep on runnin'
through your rock 'n' roll soul
All night diners keep you awake,
hey, on black coffee and a hard roll

You might have to walk the fine line,
you might take the hard line
But everybody's working overtime

(chorus)

I live in America, help me out,
but I live in America,
wait a minute

You might not be looking for the promised land,
but you might find it anyway
Under one of those old familiar names
Like New Orleans (New Orleans),
Detroit City (Detroit City), Dallas (Dallas)
Pittsburg P.A. (Pittsburg P.A.),
New York City (New York City)
Kansas City (Kansas City),
Atlanta (Atlanta), Chicago and L.A.

Living in America - hit me
Living in America - yeah,
I walk in and out
Living in America

I live in America - state lines,
gonna make the prime, that
I live in America - hey,
I know what it means, I

Living in America - Eddie Murphy, eat your heart out
Living in America - hit me, I said now, eye to eye,
station to station
Living in America - so nice, with your bare self
Living in America - I feel good!