Charlie

Album: single release only (2025)
Charted: 77
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  • Shot down and he was barely thirty-one
    Another woke coward took a life with a gun
    He left behind a wife and a daughter and a son
    All he did was try to speak for all of us
    And I'm so tired of the hatred and the narratives
    The patriots ain't dangerous, woke people are the terrorists
    They shot and killed the father, sent a message to Americans
    They ain't gonna stop until they bury us
    Dear Charlie, I don't know if you can see us now
    But if Heaven has a window, I sure hope you're looking down
    'Cause we ain't going quiet, we gon' scream your name loud
    And you're gone, but I swear to God that we gon' make you proud

    We ain't backing off or giving up, I'll preach what you taught me
    They may have killed a soldier, but that man had an army
    This is far more deep than some political parties
    And you can't kill freedom, so this one is for Charlie

    This ain't the America that all our parents loved
    But good men tried to keep making it great
    Pray that God will take care of us, the system is failing us
    When good men die for the things that they say
    And I can't just be quiet
    So I gotta be brave
    'Cause this is America, lately it's scaring us
    But one good man can change it all in a day

    Killed in cold blood for having a discussion
    And liberals are celebrating murder like it's justice
    You didn't kill a villain or the evil that it comes with
    You killed a father and a husband
    And I'm so tired of the left and all the wokery
    We can't get along if you just kill us when we don't agree
    Sniper rifle fire from a liberal that no one sees
    Scared I might be next to die when I'm just buying groceries
    Charlie, we'll make sure your children know
    That defending all our freedom is why you aren't coming home
    I hope Heaven has a window you can watch your children grow
    And hear your message echo from below

    And we ain't backing off or giving up, I'll preach what you taught me
    They may have killed a soldier, but that man had an army
    This is far more deep than some political parties
    And you can't kill freedom, so this one is for Charlie

    This ain't the America that all our parents loved
    But good men tried to keep making it great
    Pray that God will take care of us, the system is failing us
    When good men die for the things that they say
    And I can't just be quiet
    So I gotta be brave
    'Cause this is America, lately it's scaring us
    But one good man can change it all in a day Writer/s: Thomas MacDonald
    Publisher: REACH MUSIC PUBLISHING
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