Misc Originals – Chet Reagan - Where The Freedom Rocks Stand (Guitar)

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Along the gravel roads and rivers wide,

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Where cornfields meet the sky,

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Great stones were pulled from prairie soil

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As years went marching by.

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Once shaped by ice and ancient time,

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Now shaped by grateful hands,

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Each one a vow, each one a voice

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Across the Iowa land.

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So stand, you Freedom Rocks, stand proud and strong,

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From county line to line,

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Painted with sacrifice and hope,

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With names we won’t leave behind.

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In quiet towns and open fields

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Their colors still withstand—

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A promise carved in heart and stone

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Where the Freedom Rocks stand.

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They tell of boys who crossed the sea

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And girls who served with grace,

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Of World War’s fire and distant shores,

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Of courage face to face.

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Not born of marble halls or kings,

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But of a grateful state,

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Where neighbors chose remembrance

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Over silence, time, and fate.

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So stand, you Freedom Rocks, stand proud and strong,

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Beneath the sun and rain,

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Each brushstroke speaks of liberty

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And freedom dearly gained.

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From farm to town, from past to now,

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By steady, honest hands—

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Our history lives in color bold

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Where the Freedom Rocks stands.

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They’re not behind museum doors

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Or guarded gates of stone,

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But resting where the people are,

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Where stories feel like home.

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A child may climb, a vet may pause,

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A flag waves close at hand,

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And memory becomes a lesson

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written on the land.

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If ever we should wonder

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What remembrance truly means,

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Look not just to the battles fought

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But to the space between—

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Where everyday Americans

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Chose honor, chose to stand,

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And said, “We will remember,”

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With a rock and a willing hand.

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So stand, you Freedom Rocks, stand proud and strong,

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Let future generations see

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That freedom lives in common ground

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And shared responsibility.

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As long as paint and stories last,

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As long as hearts still understand,

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Iowa will keep its promise

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Where the Freedom Rocks stand.

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Yea, freedom has a thousand forms,

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But here, across the land,

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It rests in color, stone, and soul—

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Where the Freedom Rocks stand.