Story Behind The Song

I WILL NEVER FORGET THE NIGHT I WROTE MOST OF THIS SONG. I WAS JUST SITTING ON THE COUCH WITH MY GUITAR STRUMMING SOME CHORDS, WHICH I DO QUITE OFTEN. THE CHORD PATTERN SEEMED DIFFERENT, BUT I KNEW ONE THING I LOVED WHAT I WAS PLAYING. I HAD REALIZED I HAD SOMETHING SPECIAL. TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT THE SONG SAT ON THE SHELF FOR MANY YEARS BEFORE IT WAS RECORDED. THAT IS ANOTHER GREAT STORY HOW IT ALL CAME ABOUT. THE REATION FROM MY HOMETOWN WAS AMAZING FROM BOTH FROM PEOPLE I KNOW AND THOSE WHO DID NOT KNOW WHO I WAS. DURING THE RECORDING OF THIS SONG "PEACE IN "AMERICA, YOU COULD FEEL THE MAGIC IN THE STUDIO. EVERYONE INVOLVED FELT THE SAME WAY. WHY I LET THE SONG SIT SO LONG IS ANYBODY'S GUESS, BUT I DO BELIEVE THEIR IS A REASON FOR EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENS, WHETHER I UNDERSTAND IT OR NOT.

Song Description

WRITTEN IN 1990 DURING THE GULF WAR, BUT RECORDED AND RELEASED IN LATE OCTOBER OF 2001. HAS RECEIVED LOTS OF AIRPLAY AND WAS AWARDED A CERTIFICATE FROM THE AMERICAN LEGION. THE RESPONCE TO THIS SONG WAS OVERWHELMING. THIS IS SIMPLY A SONG ABOUT AMERICA AND HOW BLESSED I AM TO LIVE IN THIS GREAT COUNTRY. IT'S NOT AN ANTI OR PRO WAR SONG. IT'S JUST FOR EVERYONE WHO BELIEVES IN WHAT THIS COUNTRY STANDS FOR AND ALTHOUGH WE DO NOT AGREE WITH EACH OTHER ON VARIOUS ISSUES, IT IS OUR RIGHT TO FREE

Lyrics

AMERICA SO BEAUTIFUL, AMERICA MY CHERISHED HOME.
AMERICA, WHERE DREAMS COME TRUE
THE FLAG STILL FLYING PROUD, YOUR MAJESTY STILL RING LOAD
AMERICA, WITH COURAGE AND HOPE.

GOD SHED YOUR LIGHT, ON AMERICA
FROM THE BLUE RIDGE, TO THE AMBER PLAINS
GOD SHED YOUR LIGHT ON AMERICA
SHINE IT IN OUR HEARTS, FOR ALL THE WORLD TO SEE

THE STATUE OF HOPE, WITH LIBERTY
THE CITY OF LOVE WITH DIGNITY
AMERICA, UNITED WE STAND
THE RED WHITE AND BLUE WILL NEVER CEASE
WITH GRANDEUR AND EVERLASTING PEACE
OUR CHILDREN'S FREEDOM, IS IN YOUR HANDS

THERE IS HOPE, THERE IS HOPE
THERE IS HOPE IN AMERICA.
THERE IS PEACE, THERE IS PEACE
THERE IS PEACE, IN AMERICA.