Wordless Wednesday

What’s Your Song: In America

My song this week is “In America” by the Charlie Daniels Band. Have you ever heard any Charlie Daniels besides “The Devil Went Down to Georgia”? I know way too many people who haven’t. Anyway, “In America” is probably one of my favorite songs of all time and I’ve been blasting it in my car this week, so it’s my song of the week.

Well the eagle’s been flying slow
and the flag’s been flying low
And a lot of people are saying
that America’s fixing to fall
But speaking just for me
and some people from Tennessee
we got a thing or two to tell you all

This lady may have stumbled
but she ain’t never fell
And if the Russians don’t believe that
they can all go straight to hell
We’re gonna put her feet back on
the path of righteousness and then
God bless America again

And you never did think that
it ever would happen again
In America, did you?
You never did think that
we’d ever get together again
Well we damn sure fooled you

We’re walking real proud and
we’re talking real loud again in America
You never did think that
it ever would happen again

From the sound up in Long Island
out to San Francisco Bay
And every thing that’s
in between them is our home
And we may have done a little
bit of fighting amongst ourselves
but you outside people best leave us alone

Cause we’ll all stick together
and you can take that to the bank
That’s the cowboys and the hippies
and the rebels and the yanks
You just go and lay your head
on a Pittsburgh Steeler fan
and I think you’re gonna finally understand

P.S. I may or may not have been listening to this while trying to come up with a name for my blog.
P.P.S. I’ve got my husband home for not long enough an unspecified period of time so I’ll be neglecting my blog for a while

What’s Your Song #20

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I’ve always enjoyed seeing different bloggers post their songs because (1) it gives me a way to tell what day of the week it is, (2) I love music, and (3) I love finding new music. For some reason or another, I’ve never participated so this is my first song – and it’s not even a country song!

I was introduced to Damien Jurado by one of my good friends in college and “Ohio” has always been one of my favorite of his songs. Give it a listen and let me know what you think.