JKelleher

Are the Good Times Really Over-(Merle Haggard Cover) Written by Merle Haggard I wish a buck was still silver It was back when the country was strong Back before Elvis Before the Vietnam war came along Before The Beatles and 'Yesterday' When a man could still work, still would The best of the free life behind us now And are the good times really over for good? Are we rolling down hill Like a snowball headed for Hell? With no kind of chance For the Flag or the Liberty Bell Wish a Ford and a Chevy Could still last ten years, like they should Is the best of the free life behind us now? Are the good times really over for good? I wish Coke was still Cola And a joint was a bad place to be It was back before Nixon lied to us all on TV Before microwave ovens When a girl could still cook and still would The best of the free life behind us now Are the good times really over for good? Are we rolling down hill Like a snowball headed for Hell? With no kind of chance For the Flag or the Liberty Bell Wish a Ford and a Chevy Could still last ten years, like they should Is the best of the free life behind us now? Are the good times really over for good? Stop rolling down hill Like a snowball headed for Hell Stand up for the Flag And let's all ring the Liberty Bell Let's make a Ford and a Chevy Still last ten years like they should The best of the free life is still yet to come The good times ain't over for good

Working Man-(Larry Fleet Cover) Written by David Kennedy & Larry Fleet 4:00 a.m, Lord, don't it come way too soon? You'd think by now, it'd be something you'd be used to So put on your coffee and turn on the news It's gonna be hot as hell, but at least the skies are blue You're clocking in wore out, but you do what ya gotta do I know you're tired, I know you're hurting I know you're broke down to the bone But your bills are paid And there's smiling faces waiting on you at home And it ain't always easy, it ain't ever like you planned Oh, but man, ain't it working, working man? Now you're going home while the sun's going down You're still miles away, but you can already hear the sound Of a little voice, saying, "Daddy come out and play" So you steal a couple more minutes from a damn good day You're clocking in, wore out, wouldn't want it any other way I know you're tired, I know you're hurting I know you're broke down to the bone But your bills are paid And there's smiling faces waiting on you at home And it ain't always easy, it ain't ever like you planned Oh, but man, ain't it working, working man? It's the sweat and blood and bruises Calloused hands, hard as can be There's bread on the table There's presents under the tree I know you're tired, I know you're hurting I know you're broke down to the bone But your bills are paid And there's smiling faces waiting on you at home And it ain't always easy, it ain't ever like you planned Oh, but man, ain't it working, working man? It ain't always easy, it ain't ever like you planned Oh, but man, ain't it working, working man?

The Fightin Side of Me-(Merle Haggard Cover) Written by Merle Haggard I hear people talkin' bad about the way We have to live here in this country Harpin' on the wars we fight And gripin' 'bout the way things oughta be And I don't mind 'em switchin' sides And standin' up for things they believe in When they're runnin' down my country, man They're walkin' on the fightin' side of me Yeah, walkin' on the fightin' side of me Runnin' down the way of life Our fightin' men have fought and died to keep If you don't love it, leave it Let this song I'm singin' be a warnin' When you're runnin' down my country, man You're walkin' on the fightin' side of me I read about some squirrely guy Who claims, he just don't believe in fightin' And I wonder just how long The rest of us can count on bein' free They love our milk and honey But they preach about some other way of livin' When they're runnin' down my country, hoss They're walkin' on the fightin' side of me Yeah, walkin' on the fightin' side of me Runnin' down the way of life Our fightin' men have fought and died to keep If you don't love it, leave it Let this song I'm singin' be a warnin' When you're runnin' down my country, man You're walkin' on the fightin' side of me Yeah, walkin' on the fightin' side of me Runnin' down the way of life Our fightin' men have fought and died to keep If you don't love it, leave it Let this song I'm singin' be a warnin' When you're runnin' down my country, man You're walkin' on the fightin' side of me

Tribute to the US Marines who lost their lives this week in Afghanistan & to all the brave men & women who have served in the US Armed Forces in the past, presently & in the future.