Posted on 11/01/2001 9:14:24 AM PST by zip
Just to let you know
There are probably some of you folks out there who are wondering why we didn’t appear on the CMT Country Freedom Concert for the Salvation Army to benefit the victims of the September 11th Attack on America. We were announced and scheduled and had every intention of doing the show, until we gave the CMT folks the lyrics to a new song I had written and wanted to perform on the show. After receiving the words they informed us that we could not do the song on the show and when we asked them why they said that the show was a healing type show and they were afraid that the song would offend someone. I would never do anything to hurt the show but I knew that they had the very epitome of country stars and didn’t particularly need us to sell tickets. With this in mind, I decided to pull off the show for personal reasons which I would like to share with you. Let me preface my remarks by saying that I respect CMT’s right to not allow anything they don’t agree with to go out over their airwaves. And in all fairness, I guess they were taking the sensibilities of the victim’s families into account. But I respectfully and vehemently disagree with their stand. First of all, I don’t feel that this is the time for healing. I feel that this is the time to rub salt in the wounds and keep America focused on the job at hand. We lost almost seven thousand people in the Trade Towers and Pentagon and we’re worrying about offending somebody? We have seven month old babies infected with Anthrax and we’re afraid we’ll hurt someone’s feelings? Brave Americans forced a plane down in a field in Pennsylvania and we’re worried about ruffling someone’s feathers? We’re sending our sons and daughters off to fight and perhaps die in a war we had nothing to do with starting and we’re concerned about insulting somebody? I felt to give into this political correctness would be to turn my back on the people who lost their lives on 9 -11 and on the brave men and women who defend this country. The title of the song is “This Ain’t No Rag It’s A Flag”, and I don’t apologize for a word in I’ll let you all decide for yourselves:
This ain’t no rag it’s a flag and we don’t wear it on our heads It’s a symbol of the land where the good guys live are you listening to what I said You’re a coward and a fool and you broke all the rules and you wounded our American pride Now we’re coming with a gun and we know you’re gonna run but you can’t find no place to hide We’re gonna hunt you down like a mad dog hound and make you pay for the lives you stole We’re all through talking and messing around and now it’s time to rock and roll These colors don’t run and we’re speaking as one when we say united we stand If you mess with one you mess with us all every boy, girl, woman and man You’ve been acting mighty rash and talking that trash but let me give you some advice You can crawl back in your hole like a dirty little mole but now it’s time to pay the price You might have shot us in the back but now you have to face the fact that the big boy’s in the game The lightning's been flashing and the thunder’s been crashing and now it’s gettin ready to rain
Chorus: This is the United States of America the land of the brave and free We believe in God, we believe in justice, we believe in liberty You’ve been pulling our chain we shoulda done something about you a long time ago But now the flag’s flying high and the fur’s gonna fly and now the whole world’s gonna know This ain’t no rag it’s a flag old glory red white and blue The stars and stripes and when it comes to a fight we can do what we have to do Our people stand proud the American crowd is faithful and loyal and tough We’re as good as the best and better than the rest you’re gonna find out soon enough When you look up in the sky and you see the eagle fly you’d better know he’s headed your way This ain’t no rag it’s a flag and it stands for the USA
What do you think?
God Bless America Charlie Daniels
"I am anti-abortion, pro-life, pro Christian, anti socialism and I believe that everybody in this nation should learn to speak English, simply because they'll never be able to truly assimilate into this society without doing so. I believe in school vouchers so that children of differing faiths can be instructed in their individual beliefs without offending the sensibilities of others. I believe in smaller government, cleaner television and truthful news reporting. I make no apologies for my Christianity. I believe that Jesus Christ is the way, the truth and the life, the only way, the only truth and the only life. I believe in racial equality and not the self serving, band aid surgery type of rhetorical clap trap expounded by some of the minority leaders. I believe in the right to bear arms. I refuse to be afraid in my own house and I believe that I have the right to protect my family by whatever means necessary. I believe in giving a day’s work for a day’s pay . I believe that every man who fathers a child should be responsible for that child’s welfare until it reaches the age of majority. I believe that every able bodied man would work for a living instead of living off the taxpayers. Conversely, I believe that every truly disabled person should be able to receive all the help they need. I believe that every person should be responsible for their own actions and held accountable for them. I believe in the punishment of criminals up to and including the death penalty. I believe in the American dream. I believe that if you’re willing to try hard enough that you can make something out of yourself. "
He is right.
Is this song being released as a single, or was this just for the show?
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