• Patriotism is a word thats used
    To express our hearts and feelings
    To honor military men and women
    and all our nation's dealings.

    For those of us who've never gone
    To combat in our life,
    In countries far away from here
    We've never known the strife.

    We all should think our right
    To show our country pride
    And to make sure that we show
    Honor, to those that died.

    But there's much, much more
    To show honor and it's true
    To show your real patriotism
    It begins in our hearts, 'in you.'

    Sometimes when you get angry
    And don't see things the way
    That others do, we speak out
    and others don't think before we say...

    How 'bad' our country is for us
    "The government is so bad!"
    "Another place would be much better
    and America...how sad!"

    We've got to stop and think
    Before those words are said
    That freedom's just a breath away
    With no safe sleeping in our bed!

    You can't impose a law on hearts
    And freedom protects the right
    Of those who may protest
    And those for peace or 'fight.'

    No one can point a finger
    "Go, be a patriot today!"
    You just need to remember
    To disagree is okay.

    So when we see the protest, We should think about what they
    say...
    And as long as we're respectful
    To honor our good old USA...

    We're doing our parts as patriots
    To take both sides and listen.
    Then freedom and our rights to life
    Will never be 'a-missin!'

    -Christopher Atteberry