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US Population nears 300 Million

eddie — Sat, 17 Jun 2006 21:28:33 +0000

I checked the US Census Bureau’s population clock project today, and saw that the nation has just reached 299 million people.

U.S. POPClock Projection

According to the U.S. Bureau of the Census, the resident population of the United States, projected to 06/17/06 at 21:19 GMT (EST+5) is
299,000,750
COMPONENT SETTINGS FOR JUNE 2006

One birth every……………………………. 8 seconds
One death every……………………………. 13 seconds
One international migrant (net) every………… 30 seconds
Net gain of one person every………………… 11 seconds

Using the stated figures, this means that the US population grows by 28,800 people every day. (There are 86,400 seconds in one day, divided by 11 seconds per person.)

At this rate, it will take only about 35 days to reach 300 million people. So the US should gain its 300 millionth person right around July 22nd or so.

I think it would be kinda cool if we reached 300,000,000 on Independence Day, don’t you?

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Lyrics to “Living in the Promiseland” by Willie Nelson

eddie — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 21:19:11 +0000

This song is included on my List of Patriotic Songs, published in anticipation of the upcoming Independence Day holiday. The list features newer songs about the USA and about the people who live in the USA. To see the whole list, click here.

Note: Another, more complete Patriotic Songs Archive can be found here.

Lyrics to “Living in the Promiseland” by Willie Nelson

Give us your tired, your weak
And we will make them strong
Bring us your far off song
And we will sing along
Leave us your broken dreams
We’ll give them time to mend
There’s still a lot of love
Living in the Promiseland

Living in the Promiseland
Our dreams are made of steels
The prayer of every one
To know how freedom feels
There is a winding road
Across shifting sand
And room for everyone
Living in the Promiseland

So they came with such a sad eye
Nameless woman, faceless child
Like a bad dream
Till there was no room at all
No place to place to run
And no place to fall

Give us your daily bread
We have no shoes to wear
No place to call our home
Only this cross to bear
We are the multitudes
Lend us a helping hand
Is there no love anymore
Living in the Promiseland

Guitar solo

Living in the Promiseland
Our dreams are made of steels
The prayer of every man
Know how freedom feels
There is a winding road
Across the shifting sand
And room for everyone
Living in the Promiseland
And room for everyone
Living in the Promiseland

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Lyrics to “Riding With Private Malone” by David Ball

eddie — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 21:17:45 +0000

Note: Another, more complete Patriotic Songs Archive can be found here.

“Riding With Private Malone” by David Ball

I was just out of the service thumbing through the classifieds
When an ad that said:”Old Chevy” somehow caught my eye
The lady didn’t know the year,or even if it ran
But I had that thousand dollars in my hand

It was way back in the corner of this old ramshackle barn
Thirty years of dust and dirt on that green army tarp
When I pulled the cover off,it took away my breath
What she’d called a Chevy was a sixty six Corvette

I felt a little guilty as I counted out the bulls
But what a thrill I got when I sat behind the wheel
I opened up the glove box and that’s when I found the note
The date was nineteen-sixty and this is what he wrote:

He said,”My name is Private Andrew Malone”
“If you’re reading this,then I didn’t make it home”
“But for every dream that shattered,another one came true”
“This car was once a dream of mine,now it belongs to you”
“And though you may take her and make her your own”
“You’ll always be riding with Private Malone”

Well it didn’t take me long at all,I had her running good
I love to hear those horses thunder,underneath her hood
I had her shining lika a diamond and I’d put the rag top down
All the pretty girls would stop and stare as I drove her though town

The buttons on the radio didn’t seem to work quite right
But it picked up that oldie show,especially late at night
I’d get the feeling sometimes,if I turned real quick I’d see
A soldier riding shotgun in the seat right next to me

It was a young man named Private Andrew Malone
Who fought for his country and never made it home
But for every dream that’s shattered,another one comes true
This car was once a dream of his,back when it was new
He told me to take her and make her my own
And I was proud to be riding with Private Malone

One night it was raining hard,I took the curve too fast
I still remember much about that fiery crash
Someone said they thought they saw a soldier pull me out
They didn’t get his name but I without a doubt

It was a young man named Private Malone
Who fought for his country and never made it home
But for every dream that’s shattered,another one comes true
This car was once a dream of his,back when it was new
I know I wouldn’t be here if he hadn’t tagged along
That night I was riding with Private Malone
Oh,thank God,I was riding with Private Malone

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Lyrics to “God Bless The U.S.A.” by Lee Greenwood

eddie — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 21:16:13 +0000

Note: Another, more complete Patriotic Songs Archive can be found here.

“God Bless The U.S.A.” by Lee Greenwood

If tomorrow all the things were gone,
I’d worked for all my life.
And I had to start again,
with just my children and my wife.

I’d thank my lucky stars,
to be livin here today.
‘Cause the flag still stands for freedom,
and they can’t take that away.

And I’m proud to be an American,
where at least I know I’m free.
And I wont forget the men who died,
who gave that right to me.

And I gladly stand up,
next to you and defend her still today.
‘Cause there ain’t no doubt I love this land,
God bless the USA.

From the lakes of Minnesota,
to the hills of Tennessee.
Across the plains of Texas,
From sea to shining sea.

From Detroit down to Houston,
and New York to L.A.
Well there’s pride in every American heart,
and its time we stand and say.

That I’m proud to be an American,
where at least I know I’m free.
And I wont forget the men who died,
who gave that right to me.

And I gladly stand up,
next to you and defend her still today.
‘Cause there ain’t no doubt I love this land,
God bless the USA.

And I’m proud to be and American,
where at least I know I’m free.
And I wont forget the men who died,
who gave that right to me.

And I gladly stand up,
next to you and defend her still today.
‘Cause there ain’t no doubt I love this land,
God bless the USA.

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Lyrics to “Courtesy Of The Red, White, And Blue (The Angry American)” by Toby Keith

eddie — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 21:14:55 +0000

Note: Another, more complete Patriotic Songs Archive can be found here.

Lyrics to “Courtesy Of The Red, White, And Blue (The Angry American)” by Toby Keith

American Girls and American Guys
We’ll always stand up and salute
We’ll always recognize
When we see Old Glory Flying
There’s a lot of men dead
So we can sleep in peace at night
When we lay down our head

My daddy served in the army
Where he lost his right eye
But he flew a flag out in our yard
Until the day that he died
He wanted my mother, my brother, my sister and me
To grow up and live happy
In the land of the free.

Now this nation that I love
Has fallen under attack
A mighty sucker punch came flyin’ in
From somewhere in the back
Soon as we could see clearly
Through our big black eye
Man, we lit up your world
Like the 4th of July

Hey Uncle Sam
Put your name at the top of his list
And the Statue of Liberty
Started shakin’ her fist
And the eagle will fly
Man, it’s gonna be hell
When you hear Mother Freedom
Start ringin’ her bell
And it feels like the whole wide world is raining down on you
Brought to you Courtesy of the Red White and Blue

Justice will be served
And the battle will rage
This big dog will fight
When you rattle his cage
And you’ll be sorry that you messed with
The U.S. of A.
`Cause we`ll put a boot in your ass
It`s the American way

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Lyrics to “America” by Neil Diamond

eddie — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 21:13:11 +0000

Note: Another, more complete Patriotic Songs Archive can be found here.

Lyrics to “America” by Neil Diamond
Far,
We’ve been traveling far
Without a home
But not without a star

Free,
Only want to be free
We huddle close
Hang on to a dream

On the boats and on the planes
They’re coming to America
Never looking back again,
They’re coming to America

Home
Don’t it seem so far away
Oh, we’re traveling light today
In the eye of the storm
In the eye of the storm

Home
To a new and a shiny place
Make our bed and we’ll say our grace
Freedom’s light burning warm
Freedom’s light burning warm

Everywhere around the world
They’re coming to America
Ev’ry time that flag’s unfurled
They’re coming to America

Got a dream to take them there
They’re coming to America
Got a dream they’ve come to share
They’re coming to America

They’re coming to America
They’re coming to America
They’re coming to America
They’re coming to America
Today, Today,
Today, Today, Today

My country ’tis of thee (today)
Sweet land of liberty (today)
Of thee I sing (today)
Of thee I sing
Today, Today, Today
Today, today, today……

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Lyrics to “Born Country” by Alabama

eddie — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 21:08:29 +0000

Note: Another, more complete Patriotic Songs Archive can be found here.

Lyrics to “Born Country” by Alabama

Clear creeks and cool mountain mornin’s.
Honest work out in the fields.
Cornbread in my momma’s kitchen.
Daddy saying grace before the meal.
Family ties run deep in this land.
And I’m never very far from what I am.

I was born country and that’s what I’ll always be.
Like the rivers and the woodlands wild and free.
I got a hundred years of down home running through my blood.
I was born country and this country’s what I love.

Moonlight and you hear beside me.
Crickets serenadin’ in the yard.
What more could two people ask for.
Laying here in love beneath the stars.
Now this is where I wanna raise my kids.
Just the way my mom and daddy did.

I was born country

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Lyrics to “America Will Survive” by Hank Williams Jr.

eddie — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 21:06:25 +0000

Note: Another, more complete Patriotic Songs Archive can be found here.

Lyrics to “America Will Survive” by Hank Williams Jr.
People think it’s nearly the end of time
Cause we’re together and we’ve drawn the line
Our flag is up, the stock markets down
But we’re all united from the country to the town

We live back in the woods you see
Big city problems never bothered me
But the world has changed and so have I
And America can survive
America will survive

We can plow our fields all day long
We can catch catfish from dusk till dawn
Yea we have toughed it out a time or two
Ain’t to many things these boys and girls can’t do
We grow good ole tomatoes, we got hometown pride
And America can survive
America will survive

Cause you can’t scare us out and you make us run
Cause were them old boys that have freedom and fun
We say grace and we say ma’am
If they don’t like that, we don’t give a damn
We came from the West Virginia coal mines
The Rocky Mountains and the big city skylines
We can hit back and we’re gonna’ be fine
Cause this country can survive
America will survive

I had a good friend in New York City
Never called me by my name, just hillbilly
My grandpa taught me how to live off the land
And his taught him to be a good businessman
He used to send me pictures of the broadway nights
I’d send him some of granddaddy Williams homemade muscadine wine
He was lost like so many in the terrible strife
we’re all asking God, why oh why
A tooth for a tooth and an eye for an eye
That’s an old slogan we’re gonna’ revive
Because America can survive
America will survive

Cause you can’t scare us out, and you can’t make us run
we’re them boys and girls with freedom and fun
We say grace and we say ma’am
If they don’t like that, we give less than a damn
We’re from North California and South Alabam’
And all they’ve done is unite this whole land
There’s no more Yankees and Rebels this time
But one united people that stand behind
America can survive
America will survive

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Lyrics to “This Ain’t No Rag, It’s a Flag” by Charlie Daniels

eddie — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 21:04:19 +0000

This Ain’t No Rag, It’s a Flag” by Charlie Daniels

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 of the rules
And you wounded our American pride

And 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
Make you pay for the lives you stole
We’re all through talking and a 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
When 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
Let me give you some advice
You can crawl back in your hole
Like a dirty little mole

But now you’re gonna pay the price
You might of shot us in the back
Now you have to face the fact
That the big boys’ in the game
And the lightning’s been flashing
And the thunder’s been crashing
And now it’s getting ready to rain

This is the United States of America
The land of the brave and the free
We believe in God and we believe in justice
We believe in liberty
You’ve been pulling our chain
We should’ve done something ’bout you a long time ago
But now the flag’s flying high and the fur’s gonna fly
And soon the whole world’s gonna know

This ain’t no rag, it’s a flag
Old Glory red, white and blue
The stars and the stripes when it comes to a fight
We can do what we have to do
Our people stand proud
The American crowd is faithful, loyal and tough
We’re good as the best and better than the rest
And you’re gonna find out soon enough
When you look up in the sky
And you see the eagle fly
You better know he’s a heading your way
Cause this ain’t no rag it’s a flag
And it stands for the USA
USA
USA
USA

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List of Patriotic Songs / Songs about the Good Ol USA

eddie — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 20:55:29 +0000

Note: Another, more complete Patriotic Songs Archive can be found here.

In honor of America’s upcoming birthday, I thought I’d compile this list of “contemporary” patriotic songs about the USA. The reason I put “contemporary” in quotes is that some of these songs are at least 20 years old, which I’ll be the first to admit, isn’t exactly cutting edge. (For example, Lee Greenwood’s God Bless the USA)

What I mean by “list of contemporary patriotic songs” is that I’m excluding 50 and 100 year-old classics such as “America the Beatiful” and “Yankee Doodle.” If you want a list of those songs, please consult your local kindergarten teacher. :-)

These songs about the USA are in no particular order.

Living in the Promiseland
by Willie Nelson
Memorable Line: Living in the Promiseland, Our dreams are made of steel. The prayer of every one, To know how freedom feels. There is a winding road, Across shifting sand And room for everyone, Living in the Promiseland.

Lyrics to “Living in the Promiseland” by Willie Nelson

God Bless the USA (Proud to be an American)
by Lee Greenwood
Memorable Line: “And I’m proud to be an American, where at least I know I’m free. And I wont forget the men who died, who gave that right to me.”

Lyrics to “God Bless the USA” by Lee Greenwood

Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue (The Angry American)
by Toby Keith
Memorable Line: American Girls and American Guys, We’ll always stand up and salute, We’ll always recognize, When we see Old Glory Flying, There’s a lot of men dead, So we can sleep in peace at night, When we lay down our head.

Lyrics to “Courtesy Of The Red, White, And Blue (The Angry American)” by Toby Keith

America
by Neil Diamond
Memorable Line: Everywhere around the world, They’re coming to America. Ev’ry time that flag’s unfurled, They’re coming to America. Got a dream to take them there, They’re coming to America. Got a dream they’ve come to share, They’re coming to America.

Lyrics to “America” by Neil Diamond

Born Country
by Alabama
Memorable Line: I was born country and that’s what I’ll always be. Like the rivers and the woodlands wild and free. I got a hundred years of down home running through my blood. I was born country and this country’s what I love

Lyrics to “Born Country” by Alabama

America Will Survive
by Hank Williams Jr.
Memorable Line: Cause you can’t scare us out, and you can’t make us run, we’re them boys and girls with freedom and fun. We say grace and we say ma’am, If they don’t like that, we give less than a damn. We’re from North California and South Alabam’ And all they’ve done is unite this whole land. There’s no more Yankees and Rebels this time. But one united people that stand behind. America can survive.

Lyrics to “America Will Survive” by Hank Williams Jr.

This Ain’t No Rag, It’s a Flag
by Charlie Daniels
Memorable Line: Our people stand proud. The American crowd is faithful, loyal and tough. We’re good as the best and better than the rest. And you’re gonna find out soon enough, When you look up in the sky, And you see the eagle fly. You better know he’s a heading your way. Cause this ain’t no rag it’s a flag And it stands for the USA.

Lyrics to “This Ain’t No Rag, It’s a Flag”

Riding With Private Malone
by David Ball
Memorable Line: It was a young man named Private Malone. Who fought for his country and never made it home. But for every dream that’s shattered,another one comes true. This car was once a dream of his,back when it was new. I know I wouldn’t be here if he hadn’t tagged along. That night I was riding with Private Malone. Oh,thank God,I was riding with Private Malone

Lyrics to “Riding With Private Malone” by David Ball