• Choices - A Country Ballad
    May 11 2026

    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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  • Happy Mother's Day from an Actress
    May 10 2026

    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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    3 mins
  • We Love Our Mothers - Happy Mother's Day!
    May 9 2026

    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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  • We Love Our Dogs Children's Song
    May 8 2026

    A children’s song that celebrates our dogs where some religions only hate them. That’s not American.

    We Love Our Dogs lyrics

    We love our dogsBut never snakesBut maybe hogsAnd maybe frogs

    We love our muttsMaybe our necksMaybe our gutsWe love our butts

    We love our pupsMaybe some othersBut no cleanupsAnd no bust-ups

    We love our cursMaybe more othersBut we use no spursAnd definitely no slurs

    We love our dogsBut never snakesBut maybe hogsAnd maybe frogs

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  • Faith and Freedom: A Country Ballad
    Apr 25 2026

    Celebrate the life and work of Charlie Kirk with this country ballad with lyrics adapted from a talk by Scott Jennings.

    Faith and Freedom Lyrics

    In trying to silence one voice,they created thousands and thousandsIn trying to end a conversation,they started millions of talksAnd that is the thingWe learned about faith and freedomYou can’t kill themYou can try to suppress themYou can try to silence themBut faith and freedom always find a wayLike water finding cracks in a dam

    In trying to silence one voice,they created thousands and thousandsIn trying to end a conversation,they started millions of talksAnd that is the thingWe learned about faith and freedomYou can’t kill themYou can try to suppress themYou can try to silence themBut faith and freedom always find a wayLike water finding cracks in a dam

    In trying to silence one voice,they created thousands and thousandsIn trying to end a conversation,they started millions of talksAnd that is the thingWe learned about faith and freedomYou can’t kill themYou can try to suppress themYou can try to silence themBut faith and freedom always find a wayLike water finding cracks in a dam

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  • Ready: An Outlaw Country Song
    Apr 21 2026

    Source: a tweet from David Serpa, political candidate in California

    Ready lyrics

    Let’s make it clear: They weren’t just against meThey are against the U.S.The United States and us

    I’m not a billionaireI’m not richI’m a combat veteranAnd a dad with 5 kids

    I want to make a differenceThere will be no quarterIt is no longer about winningIt is about freedom, our freedom

    Everyone is tired of endless warEveryone is tired of being poorEveryone is tired of corruptionEveryone wants more prosecution

    This is a land our forefathers imaginedA land our great-grandparents builtA land lost sadly by our parentsA Republic left for us to restore

    Remember, it was your choiceI’m ready to die for itI know where I’m goingAre you ready to die for it?

    Remember, it was your choiceI’m ready to die for itI know where I’m goingAre you ready to die for it?

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  • Dictatorship: It's Not That Easy
    Apr 14 2026

    It’s Not That Easy is a country ballad with lyrics adapted from an article by Ward Clark, columnist for RedState (https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/01/26/what-would-life-really-look-like-under-a-totalitarian-regime-n2198524).

    It’s Not That Easy

    In a dictatorship everything is gone.The First and Second Amendments are gone.No free speech, ever again.No freedom of conscience.No right to bear arms.All the Bill of Rights is gone.The Constitution is suspended.Elections are cancelled orAre one-party, one-choice sham elections.That’s what a dictatorial regime looks like.

    We’ve seen this happen, time and again,in Lenin and Stalin’s Soviet Union,in Mao’s China, in Pol Pot’s Cambodia,in Castro’s Cuba, and in North Korea.It’s the left that does these things.It’s the left that always calls for more government.It’s always the left that wants to throttle dissent.It’s always the left that wants to disarm us,To intimidate us, to control us,And to sweep us aside if we oppose them.They can’t.In the United States, it’s just not that easy.

    In the United States, it’s just not that easy.

    Music and performance by Mureka.AI. Lyrics adapted from Ward Clark, What Would Life Really Look Like Under a Totalitarian Regime?



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  • Chuck Norris: A Real American Hero
    Mar 21 2026

    This country ballad features the funny side of Chuck Norris. Chuck Norris, a real American hero — May he rest in peace!

    Chuck Norris Funnies lyrics

    Chuck Norris was a man for all seasonsAnd for all reasonsHis name and style are legendAnd he saw his fans as friends

    Chuck Norris can dribble a bowling ballThe dark is afraid of Chuck NorrisIf you spell Chuck Norris in Scrabble, you win.Forever.

    The dinosaurs looked at Chuck NorrisThe wrong way just onceYou know what happened to themChuck Norris is the reason Waldo is hiding

    We live in an expanding universeAll trying to get away from Chuck NorrisChuck Norris can speak BrailleAnd can tie his shoes with his feet

    Chuck Norris used to beat up his shadowBecause it was following too closeIt now stands 15 feet behind himAlways andforever

    Chuck Norris once kicked a coal mineAnd turned it into a diamond mineChuck Norris doesn’t wear a watchHe decides what time it is

    Chuck Norris once went skydivingBut promised never to do it againOne Grand Canyon is enough.Chuck Norris stands faster than anyone can run

    Chuck Norris’ belly buttonIs actually a power outletChuck Norris destroyed the periodic tableBecause he only recognizes the element of surprise

    Most people have 23 pairs of chromosomesChuck Norris has 72 genesAnd they’re all lethalChuck Norris can divide by zero

    When the Boogeyman goes to sleep at nightHe checks his closet for Chuck Norris

    Chuck Norris was once bitten by a cobraAfter 5 days of agonizing pain, the cobra diedChuck Norris has a mug of nailsInstead of coffee in the morning

    Chuck Norris doesn’t read booksHe stares them downUntil he gets what he wantsChuck Norris can build a snowman out of rain

    Chuck Norris counted to infinity… twiceIn the Beginning there was nothingThen Chuck Norris roundhouse kicked nothingAnd told it to get a job

    Chuck Norris was a man for all seasonsAnd for all reasonsHis name and style are legendAnd he saw his fans as friends

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