On Independence Day (July 4, 2026), Marco Rubio released a video celebrating America and Americans. This country gospel ballad is adapted from Marco’s words in that video (https://x.com/SecRubio/status/2073402543158231160).

Marco Rubio on America lyrics

There are things, lots of thingsMore precious than wealthMore valuable than safetyThere are great causes more importantThan even life itself

Our founders knew that libertyWas not an abstractionFloating above historyThey knew that parchment promisesAlone could not make a nation free

A constitution is only as strongAs the people it belongs to

America has never beenMerely a propositionIt has always beenA real and living civilizationA unique and distinctive peopleUnlike any other nation or peopleIn the history of the world

America is an exceptional nationBecause Americans areAn exceptional peopleWe are a people bornOn the edge of the known world

We are a frontier nationFrom the hardy pioneersOn the Oregon TrailTo astronauts transcendingThe limits of Earth itselfAmerica made the frontierA principle of national life

The people who built our countryWere heroes and heroinesAmong the greatestAnd the most noblethat the world has ever seen

This is the greatest nation on EarthThat has been true for 250 yearsAnd with God’s graceIt will be trueFor the next 250 as well

America has never beenMerely a propositionIt has always beenA real and living civilizationA unique and distinctive peopleUnlike any other nation or peopleIn the history of the world

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The following song is adapted from Ronald Reagan’s 1986 Independence Day speech. Enjoy this song courtesy of The Great Communicator!

Ronald Reagan on Freedom

What a contrast with the sober sceneThat took place a short timeEarlier in Independence HallFifty-six men came forwardto sign the parchmentThe Declaration of Independence

It was noted at the timeThat they pledged their lives,They pledged their fortunes,They pledged their sacred honorsAnd that was more than rhetoricEach of those brave menKnew the penalty for high treason

They were braveThey stayed braveThrough all the bloodshedOf the coming yearsTheir courage created a nationBuilt on a universal claimTo human dignity

On the propositionThat every manThat every womanAnd that every childHad a right to a futureTo a future of freedom

For just a momentLet us listen to the words again

We hold these truths to be self-evidentThat all men are created equalThat they are endowed by their CreatorWith certain unalienable rightsThat among these are Life,Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness

Now, let’s have some funLet the celebration begin!

Now, let’s have some funLet the celebration begin!

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This pop song is adapted from an answer given by former presidential candidate Kamala Harris.

Hope Is a Verb lyrics

We have light inside of usAnd that is what inspires our hopeAs much as anythingAnything external to ourselves

When we feel thatWe do not allowAny individualTo dampen that light

Let that light carry usThrough moments of darknessLet that light shine on for usThrough heartache and sorrowThat we not only act on that hopeWe inspire that hope in each other

And it is so importantThat we not only have hopeBut we understand thatHope should be a verbHope should be a verbNot just a noun

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This song was inspired by the following article: Solo-Maxxing Your Way Out of Dating, Marriage, and Kids by Stephen Green, columnist, PJ Media — https://pjmedia.com/vodkapundit/2026/06/11/solo-maxxing-your-way-out-of-dating-marriage-kids-n4953777.

Solo-Maxxing lyrics

Solo maxxingReally relaxingJust the right amount of touchNothing excessive or too much

Solo maxxingReally relaxingDo things by yourselfDon’t depend on anyone else

Solo maxxingReally relaxingNothing but happiness and peaceEverything else deceased

Solo maxxingReally relaxingDating is so outdatedMating is so overrated

Solo maxxingReally relaxingRejection really sucksDejection really flucks

Solo maxxingReally relaxingDates are not affordableEven if rewardable

Solo maxxingReally relaxingNo more adulting for meI just want to be free

Solo maxxingReally relaxingI just don’t have the time for youI just don’t have the desire for you

Solo maxxingReally relaxingRelationship math doesn’t add upNothing to break up or clean up

Solo maxxingReally relaxingBut I do miss the making upAnd I do miss the waking upNext to someone I craveNext to someone I love

Solo maxxingReally relaxingBut I do miss the making upAnd I do miss the waking upNext to someone I craveNext to someone I love

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Enjoy this country ballad based on the words of Thomas Jefferson, patriot and president. Note: the line about TV is not from Jefferson.

1776 Celebration lyrics

If a nation expects to be ignorant and freeIt expects what never was and never will be

We hold these truths to be self-evidentThat all men are created equalThat they are endowed by their CreatorWith certain unalienable rightsThat among these are Life,Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness

The preceding generationSacrificed themselvesTo establish their posterityIn independent self-governmentWhich their successors seem disposedTo throw away for an abstract proposition

If people let government decideWhat foods they eatAnd what medicines they take,Their bodies will soon be in as sorry a stateAs are the souls of thoseWho live under tyranny

I do not take a single newspaper,Nor read one a month,And I feel infinitely the happier for itAdvertisements contain the only truthsTo be relied on in a newspaperThe man who reads nothing at allIs better educated than the manWho reads nothing but newspapersOr watches nothing but TV news

Enlighten the people, generally,And tyranny and oppressionsOf body and mind will vanishLike spirits at the dawn of day

Honesty is the first chapterOf the book of wisdomA society that will trade a little libertyFor a little order will deserve neitherAnd lose both

Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to GodI tremble for this countryWhen I reflect that God is justThat his justice can’t sleep forever

If a nation expects to be ignorant and freeIt expects what never was and never will be

If a nation expects to be ignorant and freeIt expects what never was and never will be

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This song features a poem written in 1915 by John McCrae, a Canadian army surgeon. We promote the song today to honor all the fallen soldiers who have died in wars far from home.

In Flanders Fields: A Memorial Day Song

In Flanders fields the poppies blowBetween the crosses, row on row,That mark our place; and in the skyThe larks, still bravely singing, fly

Scarce heard amid the guns below.We are the Dead. Short days agoWe lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,Loved and were loved, and now we lie,In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:To you from failing hands we throwThe torch; be yours to hold it high.If ye break faith with us who dieWe shall not sleep, though poppies growIn Flanders fields.

In Flanders fields the poppies blowBetween the crosses, row on row,That mark our place; and in the skyThe larks, still bravely singing, flyScarce heard amid the guns below.

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The song lyrics were adapted from an article written by Ward Clark, columnist for RedState (https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/05/24/young-people-drowning-in-food-costs-try-boomer-style-frugality-n2202662). Ward is a great lyricist, even though he probably won’t admit it.

Food and Frugality lyrics

Young people these days sure do complainBack in my day, ages and ages agoWe not only had to walk 8 miles to schoolThrough hip-deep blowing snowUphill both ways, out and back againWe had to fight saber-tooth cats while doing so

If you’re having cash flow problemsHey, it’s simple you knowInstead of Volvo and StarbucksTry Ford and Folgers to go

What the heck are you eating?Sugar cookies sprinkled with pixie dust?Unicorn cutlets, champagne, and caviar?Avocado toast without the crust?

Young complainers and whinersTake the delivery apps off your phoneGo to the grocery storeMake sandwiches on your own

Cook your own dinnersIf you can’t cook, learn howStop whining, stop crying, get doingYou’re not special, no how!

If you’re having cash flow problemsHey, it’s simple you knowInstead of Volvo and StarbucksTry Ford and Folgers to go

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This country ballad was inspired and adapted from Erika Kirk’s commencement speech at Hillsdale College in May 2026. Enjoy the inspiration!

Choices lyrics

Through his learning,Charlie recognized his dutyTo pursue truthAnd to defend libertyThis responsibility —He felt to GodHe felt it to our familyHe felt it to our countryThat was born from what he learned

Life is not definedBy the abundance of optionsBut by the weight of the choicesThat you make within them,And those choices more often than notAre not dramatic or obviousBut quiet and compoundingForming the blueprint of your lifeLong before anyone else can seeWhat you are building

Each of us must order his own houseLive rightly in aimFor high and beautiful thingsContinue forward in lifeWith clarity and intentionAnd you will come to understand

That life is not definedBy the abundance of optionsBut by the weight of the choicesThat you make within themThose choices, more often than not,Are not dramatic or obviousBut quiet and compoundingForming the blueprint of your lifeLong before anyone else can seeWhat you are building

It is so humblingThe contrast betweenHuman limitationAnd God’s infinity

That’s why our choices,Even the smallest ones,MatterThey matter so much

That’s why our choices,Even the smallest ones,MatterThey matter so much

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Mothers are the great heroes of American families. One day is hardly enough to celebrate all that mothers contribute to families and society, but it will have to do. At least that. Happy Mother’s Day!

This song is adapted from an acceptance speech by actress Jessie Buckley (as described in a column by Jennifer Oliver O’Connell): https://redstate.com/jenniferoo/2026/03/16/a-hollywood-starlet-praises-marriage-family-and-motherhood-n2200265.

The Mother’s Day Song lyrics

The incredible chaos of a mother’s heartThe capacity of a mother to loveA mother who can’t wait to discover lifeBeside her children, boys and girlsA mother’s love never goes awayNo matter how much she ages

Celebrate what matters in lifeLove, marriage, and family above allA mother is the ultimate optimistShe believes the future is worth investing inShe believes in raising her kids to inherit it

One day,the last crayon drawing is taken off the fridgeThe last lunchbox gets packedAnd the last little voice calls, “Mommy”Time moves fast, but love doesn’tThat’s why I’m giving her somethingThat holds every reason she’s loved,In my own wordsMoms deserve the worldWhy not give your mom your world today?

One day, it will be the last hugThe last goodbyeThe last see you laterThe last dinnerThe last movieThe last time you get to tell your momYou love herMake sure she knows nowTell her today

We love our mothers!Happy Mother’s Day!

We love our mothers!Happy Mother’s Day!

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Mothers are the great heroes of American families. One day is hardly enough to celebrate all that mothers contribute to families and society, but it will have to do. At least that. Happy Mother’s Day!

This song is adapted from a commentary by Kevin McCullough, columnist, Townhall (https://townhall.com/columnists/kevinmccullough/2026/05/06/gods-design-wasnt-accidental-n2675637).

Mother’s Day Ballad - lyrics

Men are womenWomen are menMothers are optionalFathers are interchangeableBiology is negotiableFamily structure is oppressiveCommitment is confining

Children are both impossibly fragileAnd fully capable of decidingLife-altering truthsBefore they can drive a carAnd then, after all of that,We stare at the wreckage

Loneliness through the roofAnxiety everywhereBirthrates collapsingChildren confusedFamilies unstable

Children need stabilityFamilies matterNurture shapes identityLove and discipline are not enemies

Healthy societies are always builtOn the same basic foundationStrong familiesCommitted parentsMothers and fathersEmbracing responsibilityChildren raised with truth,Consistency and love

Real influence is repetitiveQuietUnseenIt’s packing lunchesCorrecting behaviorListening when exhaustedHolding a frightened childTeaching consistencySaying “no” whenIt would be easier to say “yes”

The things that matter most:FaithFamilyLoveSacrificePresenceA mother kneeling beside a child’s bedAt night praying over themMay not trend on social mediaI suspect Heaven sees it differently

We love our mothersHappy mother’s day to all

We love our mothersHappy mother’s day to all

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