Story Behind The Song

Current events... Watching Glen Beck and Hannity... got the idea for a protest song... 6 pack gave me an excuse to finish it.

Song Description

George Washington comes to me in a dream and is upset with the way we're handling the gift that he and our forefathers gave us.

Lyrics

Shoulders of Men
Copyright 2010
Joseph Miller
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Had a Frightful dream last night Woke up in a sweat
George Washington paid me a visit Stood beside my bed

He said Son I been a watchin you I'm troubled what I see
How'd you go and fall so far From Shoulders of Men like Me

Gave you a Brand new Country From Sea to Shining Sea
Wrote you a Constitution Filled with Liberties
Threw in that fine Bill of Rights And you're throwin in all away
The only thing I wanna hear from you If its true
Is What are you Gonna Do?

I looked around the Spinning Room My wife was still asleep
For a minute I thought I's off the hook For that trust I'd failed to keep
But there's George still standing there Glaring back at me, askin
How'd you go and fall so far From the Shoulders of Men Like me

Well I'd had about enough of all that guilt He'd laid on me
So I conjured up a good excuse To try and make him see
I'm just a simple man Why should he go and care
Then I though about those simple men
And that cold Delaware.

They Marched all through Christmas Day Through rain sleet and snow
Some of them had no shoes and Others had no Coats
Then They Whuppe'd a world class Army Turned the War Around
Thus from these few simple men Our Liberty was found.

Well I tried to say I's sorry But he turned and walked away
From the Corner of my eye I saw the Dawn of a new Day
And as I woke I heard my wife Ask clear as could be
Hun, have you been workin out
Your shoulders seem bigger to me.