This song is adapted from an article written by Andrea Widburg, If You Love Someone, Tell Them and Be Specific (https://americanthinker.com/blog/2026/08/if-you-love-someone-tell-them-and-be-specific).

Catch People Being Good lyrics

Every day is a good daySome days are better than othersI win in all the ways that countFamily and friendsGood enough healthReasonable material comfortA fulfilling jobI never tire counting my blessings

This I know is trueIt’s incumbent on all of usTo catch those we love being goodAnd tell them that we love them

The happiest people in America:Men who are married andWomen with childrenParenting is toughBut the rewards are unparalleledChildren give life purpose

Here’s my life philosophyCatch people being goodIf they’re close to youTell them you love themTell that to them whenever you canDon’t be shyDo it often

You’re a good personYou are thoughtfulYou are kindYou make my life happierI see youI value what I see

Don’t reach the end of your lifeRegretting the things you did not sayCatch people being goodBecause that makes their world betterAnd that makes your world better

If you love someoneTell them you love themTell them oftenBe specificAnd tell them again

If you love someoneTell them you love themTell them oftenBe specificAnd tell them again

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This song was inspired by an article written by Kurt Schlichter in July 2026 (https://townhall.com/columnists/kurtschlichter/2026/07/15/james-talarico-has-got-a-secret-n2679318).

Silly Silly People lyrics

Smarmy little white boysThe mentally weak and sickAccusers and projectionistsConfused about sex and genderIf they are this creepy in publicWhat’s behind the door?

The autopen Joe B.That creepy James T.The buffoonish Ruben G.The incapable Pete B.The abundant J.B. P.The stupid Andy B.

The slicked haired gov N.The red red mayor M.The lefty Josh S.The barbecue Chuck S.The idiot Abdul El-S.The rest of the mess

And don’t forget the ladiesThe word-salad queenThe cruel MaxineThe nasally O-CThe burned-out mayor B.The fraudster Somali

So many losersSo few few thinkersSilly silly peopleVacuous and emptyWell meaning but stupidSilly silly peopleWe bless them allWe pray for them all

So many losersSo few few thinkersSilly silly peopleVacuous and emptyWell meaning but stupidSilly silly peopleWe bless them allWe pray for them all

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This country ballad was adapted from an impromptu speech Ronald Reagan gave at the 1976 Republican convention. He describes how he was invited to write a letter to be included in a time capsule to be open 100 years later.

No Substitute lyrics

Suddenly it dawned on meThose who would read this letterA hundred years from nowWill know whether missiles were firedThey will know, they will knowWhether we met our challenge

This is our challengeWill they look backWith appreciation and sayThank God for those peopleWho headed off that loss of freedom?Who kept us nowA hundred years later free?Who kept our world freeFrom nuclear destruction?

We must go forthFrom here united, determinedAnd what a great general saidA few years ago is trueThere is no substitute for victory

Thank God for those peopleWho headed off that loss of freedom?There is no substitute for victoryThere is no substitute for victory

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This country ballad that explains inflation is adapted from an article posted by Les Rubin at Townhall.com (https://townhall.com/columnists/les-rubin/2026/08/16/the-cure-for-inflation-n2681222). Les Rubin is the founder and president of Main Street Economics.

Inflation Explained lyrics

Understanding inflation is simpleIt all begins with supply and demandWhen supply and demand are out of balancePrices change, prices change

If demand exceeds supplyPrices rise until equilibrium is reachedWith rising pricesDemand decreasesSupply increasesUntil prices stabilize

If supply exceeds demandPrices fall until equilibrium is restoredThis is Economics 101

Inflation is very differentInflation is a general increaseIn prices throughout the economyIt happens when the supplyOf money grows fasterThan the supply of goods and services

The uncomfortable truth is simpleGovernment policy is responsibleThe Fed Reserve controls the money supplyWhen the money supply expands too rapidlyInflation follows

The cure is obviousBalance the federal budget

The cure is obviousBalance the federal budget

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This song is adapted from William Shakespeare’s play, As You Like It. With a few choice words from Hamlet as well as a last line that’s all my own.

All the Worlds a Stage lyrics

All the world’s a stageAll the men and women merely playersThey have their exits and their entrancesAnd one man in his time plays many partsHis acts being seven ages

At first, the infantMewling and puking in the nurse’s arms

Then the whining schoolboyWith his satchel and shining morning faceCreeping like a snail unwillingly to school

And then the lover sighing like a furnaceWith a woeful ballad to his mistress’ eyebrow

Then a soldier full of strange oathsAnd bearded like the pardJealous in honor, sudden and quick in quarrelSeeking the bubble reputationEven in the cannon’s mouth

And then the justiceIn fair round belly with good capon linedWith eyes severe and beard of formal cutFull of wise saws and modern instancesAnd so he plays his part

The sixth age shifts into the leanAnd slippered pantaloonWith spectacles on nose and pouch on sideHis youthful hose, well savedA world too wide for his shrunk shankHis big manly voice turning againToward childish treblePipes and whistles in his sound

The last scene of allThat ends this strange eventful historyIs second childishness and mere oblivionSans teeth, sans eyessans taste, sans everything

The rest is silenceThe rest is silenceCool, cold, quiet

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This country song is adapted from a portion of a speech given by Teddy Roosevelt in 1910 at the Sorbonne in Paris, France. The talk was titled Citizenship in a Republic and is now commonly known as The Man in the Arena. Source: https://theodorerooseveltcenter.org/encyclopedia/culture-and-society/man-in-the-arena.

Where Credit Belongs lyrics

It is not the critic who countsNot the man who points outHow the strong man stumblesOr where the doer of deedsCould have done them better

The credit belongs to the manWho is actually in the arenaWhose face is marred by dustAnd sweatAnd blood

Who strives valiantlyWho errsWho comes short again and againBecause there is no effortWithout error and shortcoming

But who does actually striveTo do the deedsWho knows the great enthusiasmsThe great devotionsWho spends himself in a worthy cause

Who at the best knowsIn the end the triumphOf high achievementAnd who at the worst if he failsAt least fails while daring greatly

So that his place shall never beWith those cold and timid soulsWho neither know victoryNor know defeatWho fight all the way to the end

The credit belongs to the manWho is actually in the arenaWhose face is marred by dustAnd sweatAnd bloodAnd tearsBut mostly sweat

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This song shares The New Colossus poem written by Emma Lazarus to support the building of the Statue of Liberty.

“The New Colossus” is a sonnet by American poet Emma Lazarus. She wrote the poem in 1883 to raise money for the construction of a pedestal for the Statue of Liberty. In 1903, the poem was cast onto a bronze plaque and mounted inside the pedestal’s lower level.

The New Colossus lyrics

Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame,With conquering limbs astride from land to land;Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall standA mighty woman with a torch, whose flame

Is the imprisoned lightning, and her nameMother of Exiles. From her beacon-handGlows world-wide welcome; her mild eyes commandThe air-bridged harbor that twin cities frame.

“Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!” cries sheWith silent lips. “Give me your tired, your poor,Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,I lift my lamp beside the golden door!”

Give me your tired, your poor,Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,I lift my lamp beside the golden door!

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This song was adapted from “Can We All Just Have a Feral Summer?” by Sarah Anderson. Source: https://pjmedia.com/sarah-anderson/2026/06/30/cant-we-all-just-have-a-feral-summer-n4954541.

Summer Song lyrics

Life would be a lot nicerIf adults got summer breaksJust like kids doNo workLittle responsibilityJust swim until fingers look like raisinsRead a book in one dayGet lost in the garden just weedingGet on a boat and driftGo on a road tripTake the backroadsFloat on a lakeGo fishing all dayChill at the beachChase fireflies and butterfliesGrill burgers or do a barbecueHave sleepoversSpend so much time with friendsThat you get sick of each otherStay up late watching moviesRide bikes all over townEat ice creamEnjoy life once againAnd see where it takes youSee where it takes youSee where it takes you

Of course, that’s not realisticI know, I knowWe have bills to payJobs to doKids to raiseParents to helpHomes to maintainDeadlines to meetDeadlines to meetDeadlines to meet

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This song is adapted from Tom Cruise’s speech at the 2026 FIFA World Cup finals. Source: https://redstate.com/jenniferoo/2026/07/19/tom-cruise-delivers-a-unifying-opening-speech-for-the-final-game-of-the-2026-fifa-world-cup-n2204507.

This Is Greatness lyrics

More than 30 days ago48 nations began a journeyThey crossed oceansThey crossed bordersThey crossed culturesAnd together, they showed usWhy this game belongs to the world

From every corner of the globeWe have witnessed greatnessWe have shared in moments of joyWe have shared moments of hopeWe have shared moments we will never forget

Football is a language spoken without wordsA force that unites peopleThat turns strangers into friendsThat reminds us what we all have in common

But these storiesThese stories belong to all of usTo every nationTo every playerTo every supporterTo every volunteerTo every dream carried on the pitch

As we gather for one final chapterLet us celebrate a tournamentThat brought the world togetherLet us celebrate each otherThis is footballThis is unity.And this...This is greatness

Let us celebrate each otherThis is footballThis is unity.And this...This is greatness

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Adapted from a speech by Marco Rubio, secretary of state, and also commentary by Dmitri Bolt, columnist, Townhall. Source: https://townhall.com/tipsheet/dmitri-bolt/2026/07/16/marco-rubio-communism-doesnt-even-sound-good-in-theory-n2679567.

A World Without lyrics

Communism sounds good in theorybut it never works in practiceThat’s actually not trueCommunism does not sound good in theoryThe world Communists envision for usIs small, flat, and greyLeveled of all exceptionDrained of all that is noble in the human soul

The world Communists envision isA world without courageA world without creativity or ambitionA world without heroes or gloryA world without great causes to strive forA world without miraclesA world without mythsA world without men who rise above the restTo do incredible and extraordinary thingsA world without God

Communists are architectsOf revolutionary violenceThe towering achievement of our civilizationFor them, it’s an unbearable humiliationA reminder of what they cannot doAnd a reminder of what they cannot beSo they choose instead to destroy

Communism is a system builtTo erase ambition and courageCommunists were never going to produceProduce anything worth wantingThe tragedy is that it took a centuryAnd tens of millions of livesAnd the ruins of a dozen nationsFor the world to learnWhat should have been obviousFrom the first page of the theory

The world Communists envision isA world without courageA world without creativity or ambitionA world without heroes or gloryA world without great causes to strive forA world without miraclesA world without mythsA world without men who rise above the restTo do incredible and extraordinary thingsA world without God

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