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Once Upon A Country
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Where we came from, where are we going

From prison dank to cathedral tall
each him and her came to tame or be tamed
in vision of better and sweet rebirth
found here self need nothing more
blood stained land freedom true
new as far as the eye can see
seed planted and grew
with just one view
self sufficient equaled free

Want and wonder more established by a few
from claim and vision descendents sent
to cap and build support for the old
still free souls rained over the decrepit and old
Europe scolds the visionary school
Is about to teach upstart a thing or two
casting lots many just move forward in the view
and earth became a battle ground
nothing new

Still in hero grace many just continued to live
for there was nothing needed
land was rich, gave good return
plenty of gifts for all
souls religious freedom did keep
a wonderment to all
space was great just moved a bit west
more of a man's mettle than a test
so sweet the feel of good history takes
and one becomes the other in the human race

Live and let be voice so often heard
a cry in the wilderness just ignored
in final state a history brought back into fold
a cry for help please save the world from war
idealolgy called the free man and from his self turned
in all of history nothing more did he learn
Use and abuse all the resources of the land
took what he wanted because with power he can

Live and want are now all met but he must take from others
in his need to grow he shows the way to keep from hunger
teaches truths of want and need being met
now his religion and life style are sent
his armies take the ideals and send
no fences left up nothing left to mend
power speaks and death comes
so perfect the rule
but I remember a garden where once there was only two


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 Reviews of "Once Upon A Country"
Reviewed by Tinka Boukes
Reviewed on August 27, 2005
Yip this is a sad true story...and it happens he in my own beloverd country...."Use and abuse all the resources of the land
took what he wanted because with power he can "

Love Tinka

Reviewed by Mr. Ed
Reviewed on August 26, 2005
Use and abuse all the resources of the land
took what he wanted because with power he can

Quite a sad powerful true tale, Walter.


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