I tell myself early
It's gonna be a great day
This weekend was awesome
Today will be the same way!

The sun's going to shine
The birds are going to sing
Surely only rainbows and roses
This day's going to bring

Ahh, who am I foolin'
It'll be Monday all day long
That day of the week
When things naturally go wrong

I'm truly thankful
Though I feel kind of bleak
This day called Monday
Comes only, but once a week.

We were best friends
Boys just having fun
But those days are over
Forever done

So many adventures
Imagined and real
Swashbuckling pirates
Damsels hearts to steal

Then fast cars
Driving as fast as we can
Hanging out at the river
Always a Summer tan

Those were good times
Got in a little trouble too
But it was always together
For me and you

You left too early
Way too soon my friend
I was in no way ready
For our adventures to end

Man what a loss
But to me you're still here
As I relive those days
Of adventure and no fear

So many things
I'd love you to see
But in the grand scheme
It just wasn't meant to be

I miss you my friend
Guess I always will
But in my memories
You are with me still

We were best friends
Boys just having fun
You left too soon
Adventures still undone.

I've now served 10 years
Out of life with no parole
All due to the fact
My heart she stole

But she is a great warden
Makes me tow the line
Or face solitary confinement
In the dog house as my fine

I have to admit
There has been a riot or two
But she has always done
What any good warden will do

She just looks at me
With that "Really?" stare
And this convict knows
He's approaching the electric chair

And with a cast iron skillet
She is an artist it is said
Be it on top of the stove
Or up the side of my head

But it's not so bad
This "prison" life
When you get to call the warden
Your loving wife.

Now regarding that grey
You see in my hair
Let me explain
How it got there

Each one was earned
Through battle and strife
And represents enemies slain
And battles won in my life

So before you challenge me
This or any day
Know I still have what it takes
To earn a little more grey.

There is light and there is darkness
We all choose in which we walk
And our choice is shown
In what we do and how we talk

No gray area between
Just a well defined line
You choose to dwell in darkness
Or where the Son does shine

A world of situational ethics
With no moral absolutes
Is but mankind's way
To justify wrong when it suits

You are free to walk in the darkness
If that is what you will
Just remember you chose that
When you trip and take your spill

As for myself?
As far from perfect as I be
I choose to walk in the Son
Where by His light I can see

Even walking in the light
I might at times slip
But I do not fall
As I remain in His grip

So as the sun rises
And you start your day
Remember it's up to you
Whether in the light, or darkness you stay.

This day in history
240 years ago
Subjects to a king
Finally to him said "No!"

A shot rang out
A shot that was heard worldwide
As worlds old and new
Did violently collide

Much blood was shed
Many lives were lost
But America won indepenence
Learning liberty's true cost

Fast forward to today
Tyranny once again rears it's head
In the form of a government
A nanny state from birth 'til we're dead

Overstepping it's authority
The Constitution to ignore
Trampling the freedoms and libertys
Many of us claim to adore

It takes the blood of tyrants and patriots
To water liberty's tree
That was a word advice
From one of the founders, to you and me

I hope that's not the case
But history, truly does repeat
But like the minutemen of old
We must be ready to rise up on our feet

To protect and defend
That which we hold dear
To stand against tyranny
Facing death without fear

We've been given a gift
That came with great cost
And it is solely up to us
If that gift is kept or is lost

It was only III%
That did it back then
A determined III% of us now
Could do it again

What is freedom worth?
What in exchange for liberty will we take?
My friends that's a decision
We all must make

"Give me liberty, or give me death"
Was 240 years ago the cry
I was born a free man
And a free man I am determined to die.

There are alot of folks think'n
I am bound for hell
That for all of eternity
That is where I will dwell

I don't do the things
They think eternal life does require
They think I've spent too much time
In both the muck and the mire

I don't tow the same line
With which they themselves yoke
I don't repeat the same mantra
Or always hang around the same folk

But I know my God
And I know what He has said
And I know some great day
He will raise me from the dead

And my desire when that happens
Is to only hear Him say
"Well done my servant
Now with me, eternally stay."

"You were a sinner
You did many times fail
But I know you loved me
And I saved you from hell"

I will then be silent
For the first and only time
No witty remark
Not even a rhyme

I will simply bow
And lay any crown at His feet
As all fear and concern melt away
When my Lord and God I do meet

So be careful my friends
Don't be concerned too much
When folks speak ill of you
With their gossip and such

Be concerned only
About what He will say
When you stand before Him
On that most solemn day.