Twelve Score and a Decade Ago

[Chorus]

Twelve score and a decade ago

A rugged few against a distant foe

A parchment signed, rebellion sealed

That's when... American patriots took the field

[Verse 1]

Fifty-six men in Philadelphia's hall

Declared Independence, freedom for all

Their words provided a guiding light

Life and Liberty by God's sacred right

[Chorus]

Twelve score and a decade ago

A rugged few against a distant foe

A parchment signed, rebellion sealed

That's when... American patriots took the field

[Verse 2]

They didn't give up at Valley Forge

A cold hard message to old King George

Crossed the Delaware on Christmas Eve

A night to fight, a night to believe

[Chorus]

Twelve score and a decade ago

A rugged few against a distant foe

A parchment signed, rebellion sealed

That's when... American patriots took the field

[Verse 3]

The Stars and Stripes unfurled

Freedom's promise to a hungry world

Each of us created equal

Governed by the will of the people

[Bridge]

Our lives, our fortunes, our sacred honor

A price once paid by our founding fathers

A nation conceived in liberty

Two hundred fifty years of jubilee

[Final Chorus - key change, full band, drum build]

Twelve score and a decade ago

A rugged few against a distant foe

A parchment signed, rebellion sealed

That's when American patriots...

[call and response] Oh, can you see…

That's when American patriots...

[call and response] by the dawn's early light…

That's when American patriots took the field

Two hundred fifty years, that flag still waves.

Because American patriots took the field

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Lyrics written by Steve Lance

Music produced using Suno 5