Misc Your Songs - Alana brezenski - liberty lost

In p^Amhiladelphia in 76 the fou^Cndations were l^Amaid A w^Amar fought for our freedoms the ul^Ctimate price they ^Ampaid In ^Amthe birthplace of Liberty these ^Cmen arranged the wo^Amrds Th^Amat have never been equalled... ^Csince or bef^Amore No ^Amroyalty could rule us, no ki^Cng would comm^Amand ea^Amch man his own ruler sec^Cured by the p^Amlan As ^Amthey each laid pen to paper their own n^Cames to s^Amign On J^Amuly 4th at Chestnut street each man ^Cknew they'd crossed the ^Amline

But wh^Eat would our founders say... if th^Asus2ey could see us today tradi^Eng votes for empty promises that^Asus2 nobody pays Would W^Eashington say... that they d^Asus2ied in vain Would h^Ee think their sacrifice worth^Asus2 the blood and pain Would J^Eefferson dismay... how freedoms were t^Asus2raded away for uto^Epian assurances of ^Asus2better days Would F^Eranklin believe... the fools ba^Asus2rgain we made in the^E name of progress, se^Bmcurity and equ^Asus2ality

Wa^Amshington with just 2 ter^Cms ... from power stepped ^Amaway No^Am man would dishonor the precedent til Roose^Cvelt's dystopian dis^Amplay The ^Amdepresion struck, the people prayed to g^Covernment for the a^Amsnwers now ^Amthe unchained bureacracy grows and c^Chokes us like a can^Amcer Famil^Amies replaced, government programs ar^Ce now our fath^Amers Work ^Amused to bring pride to men.... now no ^Cone seems to b^Amother lobby^Amist, groups, and donors ^Cnow own our cou^Amntry None^Am of this the vision the founders ^Chad for our libe^Amrty

But wh^Eat would our founders say... if th^Asus2ey could see us today tradi^Eng votes for empty promises that^Asus2 nobody pays Would W^Eashington say... that they ^Asus2died in vain Would h^Ee think their sacrifice wo^Asus2rth the blood and pain Would J^Eefferson dismay... how freedoms were ^Asus2traded away for uto^Epian assurances of b^Asus2etter days Would F^Eranklin believe... the fools^Asus2 bargain we made in the^E name of progress, se^Bmcurity and equ^Asus2ality