♪ In 1861 ♪ - You're watching "Main Street Unplugged," featuring Erica Lane, presented by Basin PBS, sponsored by the Arts Council of Midland.

Special thanks to S. Javaid Anwar and the Yeager family for their generous support.

("Old Abe" by Erica Lane) ♪ In 1861 by the Chippewa River ♪ ♪ Near the town of Jim Falls ♪ ♪ Chief Sky saw some feathers ♪ ♪ A little eagle opened up its eyes ♪ ♪ Taken by surprise ♪ ♪ As time went on that bird grew strong ♪ ♪ The war was raging way too long ♪ ♪ The men were frozen by their fear ♪ ♪ Until those golden wings appeared ♪ ♪ The sudden scream of victory ♪ ♪ Gave them something greater to believe in ♪ ♪ Old Abe in a smoky summer's haze ♪ ♪ Through the bullets and the pain ♪ ♪ You gave us hope through bitter days ♪ ♪ Always we remember what you've done ♪ ♪ How you soared above those guns ♪ ♪ When you led the nation's sons ♪ ♪ Old Abe ♪ ♪ June 6th 1944 ♪ ♪ Screaming Eagles rendezvous with destiny once more ♪ ♪ With the image of that bird branded deep within their core ♪ ♪ They attacked the enemy ♪ ♪ With unrelenting force ♪ ♪ And won the war ♪ ♪ Old Abe in a smoky summer's haze ♪ ♪ Through the bullets and the pain ♪ ♪ You gave us hope through bitter days ♪ ♪ Always we remember what you've done ♪ ♪ How you soared above those guns ♪ ♪ When you led the nation's sons ♪ ♪ Old Abe ♪ ♪ 101st ♪ ♪ Protect and serve ♪ ♪ Old Abe in a smoky summer's haze ♪ ♪ Through the bullets and the pain ♪ ♪ You gave us hope through bitter days ♪ ♪ Always we remember what you've done ♪ ♪ How you soared above those guns ♪ ♪ When you led the nation's sons ♪ ♪ Old Abe in a smoky summer's haze ♪ ♪ Through the bullets and the pain ♪ ♪ You gave us hope through bitter days ♪ ♪ Always we remember what you've done ♪ ♪ How you soared above those guns ♪ ♪ When you led the nation's sons ♪ ♪ Old Abe ♪ ♪ Woo ♪ - Well, hi everyone.

Welcome to Basin PBS, your Anwar Family Studio.

We are so happy to be here tonight.

I would like to introduce the next song for you, but first a brief history of the song that I just performed.

It's called "Old Abe."

And I wrote the song, I co-wrote it with some friends in Nashville, and it's about an eagle who was carried through the Civil War battle.

And it's really cool because, well, it's not cool, 'cause a lot of people died in the Civil War, but the interesting thing about the eagle is that, no matter where it was going and who was carrying it, the eagle itself never fell.

And it became a symbol of hope for the men that were fighting.

And so that is what "Old Abe" is about.

They actually called the eagle Old Abe.

So that's just a little tidbit about that song.

And now I'd like to share the next song with you.

This is called "Angels on the Ground."

This is a song that I co-wrote with a couple of really good friends.

One is named Carolyn Wilson.

I just wanna give a shout out to Carolyn Rose Wilson in Nashville and also Jamie Lee Wyatt.

They wrote this song with me and we just had a great time, again honoring the people that fought and died to help establish our country.

And so that's what this song is about, is those fallen soldiers, and just simply honoring them and what they've done.

("Angels on the Ground" by Erica Lane et al.)

♪ Angels on the ground ♪ ♪ Angels on the ground ♪ ♪ Angels on the ground ♪ ♪ Angels on the ground ♪ ♪ I've been wounded left for dead ♪ ♪ The thought of war has gone to my head ♪ ♪ In the chill of the night the wolf's at the door ♪ ♪ And I can't hold 'em back no more ♪ ♪ Here they come to take me away ♪ ♪ Take me to my fate ♪ ♪ Angels on the ground ♪ ♪ Angels on the ground ♪ ♪ Angels on the ground ♪ ♪ Angels on the ground ♪ ♪ Fields of red skies of gray ♪ ♪ I'm gonna meet my Lord today ♪ ♪ Caught in the crossfire there he lies ♪ ♪ One young soldier's desperate cry ♪ ♪ Out of the trench as bullets fly ♪ ♪ One last chance to save a life ♪ ♪ Not gonna let another one die tonight ♪ ♪ Angels on the ground ♪ ♪ Angels on the ground ♪ ♪ Angels on the ground ♪ ♪ Angels on the ground ♪ ♪ The widows weren't the only ones weeping ♪ ♪ If angels ♪ ♪ Tell my mama I'm a sleeping ♪ ♪ Angel ♪ ♪ Don't you worry I'm safe and sound ♪ ♪ Angel ♪ ♪ I'm an angel on the ground ♪ ♪ Angel ♪ ♪ Oo ♪ ♪ Oo ♪ ♪ Oo ♪ ♪ Angels on the ground ♪ ♪ Angels on the ground ♪ ♪ Angels on the ground ♪ ♪ Angels on the ground ♪ ♪ Angels on the ground ♪ ♪ Angels on the ground ♪ ♪ Angels on the ground ♪ ♪ Angels on the ground ♪ All right, thank y'all for watching today.

And the next song that I'd like to share with you is called "River Road."

And I was driving along, literally, on something called River Road many years ago when this song popped into my mind.

I thought about the rivers across our nation, and how many rivers that cities have risen and fallen, how many rivers have seen battles right next to their shores, just tremendous things have happened where rivers are.

And so I thought, you know what, not if walls could talk, but if rivers could talk, what would it say about the history of our nation?

So that's what this song is about.

It's called "River Road."

("River Road" by Erica Lane) ♪ River Road ♪ ♪ They call me so ♪ ♪ My legacy's routed and written in stone ♪ ♪ My waters are stained ♪ ♪ With soldiers' blood ♪ ♪ My shores have beheld true love ♪ ♪ And I stand with my mother America ♪ ♪ With her children I'll fight for her honor ♪ ♪ And as I live and die ♪ ♪ Even when I run dry ♪ ♪ My story will still be told ♪ ♪ I'm River Road ♪ ♪ Oo ♪ ♪ Oo ♪ ♪ Age to age ♪ ♪ And high to low ♪ ♪ From the Rio Grande to the Shenandoah ♪ ♪ God's light shone in the prairie sun ♪ ♪ Where brother fought brother ♪ ♪ And freedom won ♪ ♪ And I stand with my mother America ♪ ♪ With her children I will fight for her honor ♪ ♪ And as they live and die ♪ ♪ Even if I run dry ♪ ♪ Her story will still be told ♪ ♪ I'm River Road ♪ ♪ Oo ♪ ♪ Oo ♪ ♪ Oo ♪ ♪ Harvest plains ♪ ♪ And desert ground ♪ ♪ Snow-capped country ♪ ♪ Field and town ♪ ♪ The city glow ♪ ♪ The coastal dawn ♪ ♪ This land of promise shines on ♪ ♪ And I stand with my mother America ♪ ♪ With her children I'll fight for her honor ♪ ♪ And as they live and die ♪ ♪ Even if I run dry ♪ ♪ Her story will still be told ♪ ♪ Now I stand with my mother America ♪ ♪ With her children I'll fight for her honor ♪ ♪ And as they live and die ♪ ♪ Even if I run dry ♪ ♪ Her story will still be told ♪ ♪ I'm River Road ♪ ♪ I'm River Road ♪ ♪ Oo ♪ ♪ Oo ♪ (no audio) - So the next song is one of my favorites.

I didn't write it, but Dolly Parton did.

This is our version of "Jolene."

("Jolene" by Dolly Parton) ("Jolene" continues) ♪ Jolene Jolene Jolene Jolene ♪ ♪ I'm begging of you please don't take my man ♪ ♪ Jolene Jolene Jolene Jolene ♪ ♪ Please don't take him just because you can ♪ ♪ Your beauty is beyond compare ♪ ♪ With flaming locks of auburn hair ♪ ♪ Eyes of skin and eyes of emerald green ♪ ♪ Your smile is like a breath of spring ♪ ♪ Your voice is soft like summer rain ♪ ♪ And I cannot compete with you Jolene ♪ ♪ He talks about you in his sleep ♪ ♪ There's nothing I can do to keep ♪ ♪ From crying when he calls your name Jolene ♪ ♪ Now I can easily understand ♪ ♪ How you could easily take my man ♪ ♪ You don't know what he means to me Jolene ♪ ♪ Jolene Jolene Jolene Jolene ♪ ♪ I'm begging of you please don't take my man ♪ ♪ Jolene Jolene Jolene Jolene ♪ ♪ Please don't take him just because you can ♪ ("Jolene" continues) ("Jolene" continues) ♪ You can have your choice of men ♪ ♪ But I could never love again ♪ ♪ He's the only one for me Jolene ♪ ♪ I had to have this talk with you ♪ ♪ My happiness depends on you ♪ ♪ Whatever you decide to do Jolene ♪ ♪ Jolene Jolene Jolene Jolene ♪ ♪ I'm begging of you please don't take my man ♪ ♪ Jolene Jolene Jolene Jolene ♪ ♪ Please don't take him just because you can ♪ ♪ Jolene Jolene ♪ ♪ Jolene Jolene ♪ ♪ Jolene Jolene ♪ ♪ I'm begging of you please don't take my man ♪ ♪ Jolene Jolene ♪ ♪ Jolene Jolene ♪ ♪ Jolene Jolene ♪ ♪ Please don't take him just because you can ♪ ("Jolene" continues) All right, I would like to introduce to you Isaiah Chavez.

He is doing guitar, and he's a wonderful vocalist on top of that.

And he is gonna start out the next song.

It's called "Welcome Home."

And I do wanna give a shout out to the collaborator on this song.

His name is Billy Dawson.

Check out his music.

He's in Nashville as well, and he's got some really, really great albums out.

So he helped me write this song.

Isaiah's gonna sing it for us today.

("Welcome Home" by Erica Lane and Billy Dawson) ♪ This time it may be it now ♪ ♪ So don't be scared of us ♪ ♪ You've been so strong ♪ ♪ God bless you from America ♪ ♪ Welcome home ♪ ♪ All your friends are lined up along the road ♪ ♪ You're not alone tonight ♪ ♪ No no no matter where you go ♪ ♪ We'll be waiting here to let you know ♪ ♪ We're on your side so welcome home ♪ ♪ Welcome home ♪ ♪ Camo-Colored duffel bag ♪ ♪ Filled up with everything you are ♪ ♪ 50 people waving flags ♪ ♪ Don't you know that you're a rock star ♪ ♪ Welcome home ♪ ♪ All your friends are lined up along the road ♪ ♪ You're not alone tonight ♪ ♪ No no no matter where you go ♪ ♪ We'll be waiting here to let you know ♪ ♪ We're on your side so welcome home ♪ ♪ Welcome home ♪ ♪ It's not about the medals ♪ ♪ It's the woman it's the man ♪ ♪ It's the heart of every hero ♪ ♪ That decides to take a stand ♪ ♪ Welcome home ♪ ♪ All your friends are lined up along the road ♪ ♪ You're not alone tonight ♪ ♪ Welcome home ♪ ♪ All your friends are lined up along the road ♪ ♪ You're not alone tonight ♪ ♪ No no no matter where you go ♪ ♪ We'll be waiting here to let you know ♪ ♪ We're on your side so welcome ♪ ♪ Welcome home ♪ ♪ All your friends are lined up along the road ♪ ♪ You're not alone tonight ♪ ♪ No no no matter where you go ♪ ♪ We'll be waiting here to let you know ♪ ♪ We're on your side ♪ ♪ We're on your side so welcome home ♪ ♪ Welcome home ♪ Thank you Isaiah, that was awesome.

Just in case you didn't pick up on it, a lot of these songs are patriotic themed, and I just want to celebrate the fact that we live in a free country, and we can stand here and play music that we love and just hang out together.

So with that being said, I'd like to introduce the next song and this is called "Ballad of Sergeant Hack."

And the reason I call it "Ballad of Sergeant Hack" is because I met this man, his name is David Hack, and he is literally a war hero, and just went through some horrific experiences in the Vietnam War.

Came out alive, miraculously, to tell his story.

And there's a book about him.

To this day, he is alive and well.

He even owns a company up in Ohio called U.S. Wings.

It's a military apparel company.

So I've stayed in touch with him over the years, and we created this song a while back, and it's called "Ballad of Sergeant Hack," because I'm trying to fit his entire life into a song.

So if you can catch any tidbits, please try to, because there's a lot of fascinating info of his bio packed in there.

Hope you enjoy.

("Ballad of Sergeant Hack" by Erica Lane) ♪ Weary soldier lay your head down low ♪ ♪ There's no place that you can call your own ♪ ♪ Survivor hero warrior and friend ♪ ♪ Soldier the beating heart of men ♪ ♪ Little boy your father doesn't love you anymore ♪ ♪ The other children tease you ♪ ♪ 'Cause you're dirty and you're poor ♪ ♪ And even though they beat you ♪ ♪ Little David you won't cry ♪ ♪ 'Cause for you your brother traded in his life ♪ ♪ And now you've gone to war to make somebody of yourself ♪ ♪ First day of Vietnam they tell you ♪ ♪ Welcome boys to Hell ♪ ♪ And when the Purple Heart of Valor to you is bestowed ♪ ♪ No one even cheers for you back home ♪ ♪ Weary soldier lay your head down low ♪ ♪ There's no place that you can call your own ♪ ♪ Survivor hero warrior and friend ♪ ♪ Soldier the beating heart of men ♪ ♪ And suddenly your life is flashing right before your eyes ♪ ♪ The enemy approaches and the shrapnel 'round you flies ♪ ♪ Alone and wounded for your country ♪ ♪ Ready to be slain ♪ ♪ They bayonet your throat and darkness calls your name ♪ ♪ Sergeant Hack you open up your eyes ♪ ♪ And death is not your glory ♪ ♪ The good Lord wanted you alive ♪ ♪ So you could tell your story ♪ ♪ Abandoned and debilitated ♪ ♪ Homeless and in love ♪ ♪ There's not a greater man to be thought of ♪ ♪ Warrior soldier raise your head up high ♪ ♪ Win or lose you'd give your life for mine ♪ ♪ The battle's over ♪ ♪ Take your castle back ♪ ♪ You are not forgotten Sergeant Hack ♪ ♪ And warrior soldier raise your head up high ♪ ♪ Win or lose you'd give your life for mine ♪ ♪ The battle's over ♪ ♪ Take your castle back ♪ ♪ You are not forgotten Sergeant Hack ♪ ("Ballad of Sergeant Hack" continues) All right, I'd like to share another original with you.

It's called "Burden," and the story was built around someone's real life story.

I had a friend years ago that her firstborn son started to have some pain in his leg, and it started to progress to the point that they found he had sarcoma and he was battling cancer.

And sadly, all the treatments that they went through, it wasn't really helping, and it got to the point where her son eventually passed away at the age of 12.

And her being a good friend of mine, watching the heartbreak that she went through, and not knowing what it would be like to be a mother going through that, it just really, really resonated with me that, in those deepest, darkest times when somebody is just going through the worst, that's when friendship matters.

And we've gotta step up and be there for those that need us.

And so what this song is really about is someone who's going through that burden, carrying their burden, going through it with them.

It may not solve their problem, but we can be there.

That's what this song is about.

Hope you enjoy it.

("Burden" by Erica Lane) ("Burden" continues) ♪ You got to take the weight off your shoulders ♪ ♪ Let me take your burden down ♪ ♪ Worrying won't make you sober ♪ ♪ Let me take your burden ♪ ♪ You got to take the weight off your shoulders ♪ ♪ Let me take your burden down ♪ ♪ Worrying won't make you sober ♪ ♪ Let me take it ♪ ♪ Would you believe it ♪ ♪ You're not alone 'cause I'm not leaving ♪ ♪ Would you receive it ♪ ♪ Laying it down will keep you breathing ♪ ♪ Would you believe it ♪ ♪ You're not alone 'cause I'm not leaving ♪ ♪ And would you receive it ♪ ♪ Laying it down will keep you breathing ♪ ♪ You gave an inch and they took a mile ♪ ♪ Let me take your burden down ♪ ♪ Lay back forget for a while ♪ ♪ Let me take it ♪ ♪ Would you believe it ♪ ♪ You're not alone 'cause I'm not leaving ♪ ♪ Would you receive it ♪ ♪ Laying it down will keep you breathing ♪ ♪ Would you believe it ♪ ♪ You're not alone 'cause I'm not leaving ♪ ♪ Would you receive it ♪ ♪ Laying it down will keep you breathing ♪ ♪ And you'll never know it ♪ ♪ You got the world but you can't show it ♪ ♪ So don't try to bury it ♪ ♪ 'Cause you're gonna need me help you carry it ♪ ♪ And would you believe it ♪ ♪ You're not alone 'cause I'm not leaving ♪ ♪ Would you receive it ♪ ♪ Laying it down will keep you breathing ♪ ♪ And would you believe it ♪ ♪ You're not alone 'cause I'm not leaving ♪ ♪ Would you receive it ♪ ♪ Laying it down will keep you breathing ♪ (no audio) All right, need to get a drink of water.

(no audio) Okay, under God, our nation stands.

So we are gonna sing about a song that I co-wrote with a young lady named Rachael Mann, wonderful artist.

She now lives in Atlanta.

Check out Rachael Mann's music.

She is a gifted singer and songwriter.

And we wrote the song together a few years back because of our love for our country and our belief that it was founded under God and His grace.

("Under God" by Erica Lane and Rachael Mann) ♪ Under God our country stands ♪ ♪ A soldier's blood and your nail-pierced hands ♪ ♪ The price was paid ♪ ♪ Our freedom won ♪ ♪ By the suffering of a son ♪ ♪ The founders of old ♪ ♪ The portrait they penned ♪ ♪ They stood for the promise that God gave to man ♪ ♪ Protecting the truth ♪ ♪ And justice for all ♪ ♪ The love of a Father who gave us a Savior ♪ ♪ Cherished a people ♪ ♪ One nation under God ♪ ♪ Under God our country stands ♪ ♪ A soldier's blood and your nail-pierced hands ♪ ♪ The price was paid ♪ ♪ Our freedom won ♪ ♪ By the suffering of a son ♪ ♪ A carpenter boy ♪ ♪ The hero in battle ♪ ♪ The soldier that died ♪ ♪ Enduring the cross ♪ ♪ The life that was given ♪ ♪ The victory reclaimed ♪ ♪ The love of a Father who gave us a Savior ♪ ♪ Who cherished a people ♪ ♪ One nation under God ♪ ("Come Thou Fount") ("Come Thou Fount" continues) ♪ Teach me some melodious sonnet ♪ ♪ Sung by flaming tongues above ♪ ♪ Praise the mount ♪ ♪ I'm fixed upon it ♪ ♪ Mount of thy redeeming love ♪ ♪ Under God our country stands ♪ ♪ A soldier's blood and your nail-pierced hands ♪ ♪ The price was paid ♪ ♪ Our freedom won ♪ ♪ By the suffering of a son ♪ ♪ Oh under God our country stands ♪ ♪ A soldier's blood and your nail-pierced hands ♪ ♪ The price was paid ♪ ♪ Our freedom won ♪ ♪ By the suffering of a son ♪ ("Under God" continues) ("Under God" concludes) So this next song is called "Wild Horses."

I didn't write this, Rolling Stones did, but I love this song.

And although it doesn't exactly pertain to my relationship with my husband, this song is kind of about like a strained relationship.

- There you go.

- So have you gone through a strained relationship before?

- Never.

- Never?

- Yes.

- Okay, you're lucky.

- Of course, of course.

(laughing) - Ask me, ask me.

- Ask you?

Okay.

All right.

So never a strained relationship.

Have you gone through like a bad one?

- Yes, I have.

- Okay, but was it ever at the point where you like you didn't care 'cause you liked that person so much you just like kind of rode through it and got beat up and, but you were just, you were willing to.

- Yes, it's out there now.

- Yeah.

I feel like that's what this song is about, is like kind of riding through being mistreated, but you love that person so much, you just put up with it.

It's kind of not fair and it's not right.

But you know, I'm gonna ask you.

Have you been through that too?

(chuckling lightly) Yeah.

Sergio's been through that too, so me too, me too.

I can't imagine somebody that hasn't gone through this.

Anyway, back to my husband, which this doesn't pertain to.

The reason I would like to dedicate it to my husband, Clifton Garza, is because of the lyric that says, "Wild horses couldn't drag me away."

And my goodness, we've been through some tough things together, he and I, as many relationships have been through different dynamics, we've been through some tough things.

And I just wanna dedicate this song to him because we are still going strong after all this time, and I am more in love with him than ever.

Hope y'all enjoy this.

("Wild Horses" by Keith Richards and Mick Jagger) ♪ Childhood living ♪ ♪ It's easy to do ♪ ♪ The things you wanted ♪ ♪ I gave them to you ♪ ♪ Sweeping exits ♪ ♪ And off-stage lines ♪ ♪ They couldn't make me bitter ♪ ♪ Or treat you unkind ♪ ♪ Wild horses ♪ ♪ Couldn't drag me away ♪ ♪ Wild horses ♪ ♪ Couldn't drag me away ♪ ("Wild Horses" continues) ♪ I watched you suffer ♪ ♪ A dull aching pain ♪ ♪ Now you've decided ♪ ♪ To show me the same ♪ ♪ And no sweeping exits ♪ ♪ Or off-stage lines oo ♪ ♪ Could make me feel bitter ♪ ♪ Or treat you unkind ♪ ♪ Wild horses ♪ ♪ Couldn't drag me away ♪ ♪ Wild horses ♪ ♪ Couldn't drag me away ♪ ♪ Oo ♪ ("Wild Horses" continues) ♪ Faith has been broken ♪ ♪ Tears must be cried ♪ ♪ So let's do some living ♪ ♪ Oh after we die oh ♪ ♪ Wild horses ♪ ♪ Couldn't drag me away ♪ ♪ Wild wild horses ♪ ♪ Couldn't drag me away ♪ ♪ Wild horses ♪ ♪ Oo we'll ride them some day ♪ ♪ Wild horses ♪ ♪ We'll ride them some day ♪ ♪ Oo ♪ ("Wild Horses" continues) Yay.

I'd like to officially introduce my band, my band of three.

(chuckling) I know I said Isaiah Chavez earlier, but I wanna say it again.

He is amazing, so glad to have him here today.

And Austin Taylor on percussion drums, a concoction that he has put together that is absolutely amazing for this unplugged occasion.

And then finally we have, drum roll, (drum roll) Sergio Terran.

I'm like, what, where did my memory go?

Sorry.

(laughing) I'm so blessed to have these three guys, it's just amazing.

In case I forgot to introduce myself earlier, my name is Erica Lane.

And I'm just really, really thankful that Basin PBS has had me to do this special for you this evening.

All right, so we have another tune that you may be familiar with.

It is called "America The Beautiful."

("America the Beautiful" by Katharine Bates and Samuel Ward) ♪ Oh beautiful for spacious skies ♪ ♪ For amber waves of grain ♪ ♪ For purple mountain majesties ♪ ♪ Above the fruited plain ♪ ♪ America ♪ ♪ America ♪ ♪ God shed His grace on thee ♪ ♪ And crown thy good with brotherhood ♪ ♪ From sea to shining sea ♪ ("Amazing Grace") ("Amazing Grace" continues) ("Amazing Grace" continues) ("Amazing Grace" continues) (wordless vocalizing) (vocalizing continues) (vocalizing continues) ("Amazing Grace" continues) ♪ America ♪ ♪ America ♪ ♪ God shed His grace on thee ♪ ♪ And crown thy good with brotherhood ♪ ♪ From sea to shining sea ♪ ("America the Beautiful" continues) All right, thank you.

I just, I think we're gonna do another song for you, but as our time comes to a close, tonight's program would not be possible without the generous support from the Arts Council of Midland, the Basin PBS board and staff.

And please support your local public television programming by becoming a member at BasinPBS.org.

Lots of good stuff on there.

The last song that we wanna perform for you, it's called "One More Day."

We're gonna do one more song, called "One More Day."

Where's my drum?

Where's my drum?

(laughing) Just kidding, just kidding.

I lost it.

Okay.

And we are happy to sing this for you.

And this is about those spouses, or those loved ones that are waiting at home for the one who's halfway across the world who's deployed.

This song is for the person that is just hanging by a thread every single day, not knowing if they're gonna get that phone call, or if they're gonna know that that person is okay.

So hope you enjoy this one.

It's just simply a song about another life circumstance that many people in our country can relate to.

And also, I wanna say that I am so appreciative that I got to do this particular special for the July 4th season because I am, I'm a fan of America, let me put it that way.

I just, I'm a patriot.

I know these guys are too.

And I just, I appreciate those who have served, and those who have fought, and I'm so thankful for those who have fought and died as well.

So I just hope that you take this time to honor those people, those men and women who have served.

And if you get a chance to and you come across them, please just say thank you because they have sacrificed so much for us so that we can celebrate this time, and that we can be thankful and filled with joy, and be with our families, and live the American dream.

Hope you enjoy this song, "One More Day."

("One More Day" by Erica Lane) ("One More Day" continues) ♪ I can feel his arms around me ♪ ♪ Holding me oh so tight ♪ ♪ And when I close my eyes I almost feel his hand on mine ♪ ♪ He's right here in my heart ♪ ♪ But does he have to be so far ♪ ♪ Lord give him one more day ♪ ♪ So I can sleep at night knowing he's okay ♪ ♪ Just help him one more time on the frontlines ♪ ♪ Keep my baby safe tonight ♪ ♪ And when I look into her little eyes ♪ ♪ I see him inside ♪ ♪ She's Daddy's little girl ♪ ♪ It breaks my heart to see her cry ♪ ♪ When's he coming home ♪ ♪ I just tell her soon I hope ♪ ♪ Lord give him one more day ♪ ♪ So I can sleep at night knowing he's okay ♪ ♪ Just help him one more time on the frontlines ♪ ♪ Keep my baby safe tonight ♪ ♪ Lord give him one more day ♪ ♪ So I can sleep at night knowing he's okay ♪ ♪ Just help him one more time on the frontlines ♪ ♪ Keep my baby safe tonight ♪ ♪ It's all right ♪ ♪ I believe in you ♪ ♪ And I think of you ♪ ♪ And I pray you'll be safe ♪ ♪ Baby you should know that I'll never let you ♪ ♪ Never let you go ♪ ♪ Lord give him one more day ♪ ♪ So I can sleep at night knowing he's okay ♪ ♪ Just help him one more time on the frontlines ♪ ♪ Keep my baby safe tonight ♪ ♪ Lord give him one more day ♪ ♪ So I can sleep at night knowing he's okay ♪ ♪ Just help him one more time on the frontlines ♪ ♪ Keep my baby safe tonight ♪ (funky music with vocal scat) (funky music with vocal scat continues) (funky music with vocal scat continues) (funky music with vocal scat continues)