Allegiance to Denethor - Howard Shore

There's a little dive on a dead-end road Called the Cross-Eyed Cricket Waterin' Hole Where you can hear the sound of a steel guitar An' get loud, an' rowdy on PBR But at the top of every hour Man, you can hear a pin drop As ol' Jack drops in a quarter An' plays Merle on that jukebox, an' we stop An' tip our hats, an' raise our glasses of cold, cold beer They say, country's fadin' but we're still wavin' that flag 'round here When it's time to go, you know you're welcome back Where the people pledge allegiance to the Hag When the weekend comes an' the weather's clear There's a high spot fifteen miles from here Where you can always find a few dusty trucks With the windows down an' the radio up We sit there poppin' tops Shootin' bull an' singin' songs But you can bet your boots That when Haggard comes on We tip our hats an' raise our glasses of cold, cold beer They say, country's fadin' but we're still wavin' that flag around here When it's time to go, you know you're welcome back Where the people pledge allegiance to the Hag One of these days when my time has come You can take me back to where I'm from Put me on a westbound train An' ship me off in the pourin' rain Don't cry for me when I'm gone Just put a quarter in the jukebox An' sing me back home An' tip your hats, an' raise your glasses of cold, cold beer They say, country's fadin' but just keep wavin' that flag around here An' I know, it'll keep on comin' back long as people pledge allegiance Where folks still pledge allegiance, I pledge allegiance to the Hag

I pledge allegiance to the lamb With all my strength With all I am I will seek to honor His commands I pledge allegiance to the Lamb I have heard how christians long ago Were brought before a tyrants throne And they were told that he would spare their lives If they would renounce the name of Christ But one by one they chose to die The Son of God they would not deny Like a great angelic choir sings I can almost hear their voices ring I pledge allegiance to the Lamb With all my strengh With all I am I will seek to honor His commands I pledge allegiance to the Lamb Now the years have come and the years have gone But the cause of Jesus still goes on And now our time has come to count the cost To reject this world, to embrace the cross And one by one let us live our lives For the One who died to give us life Till the trumpet sounds on the final day Let us proudly stand and boldly say I pledge allegiance to the Lamb With all my strength With all I am I will seek to honor His commands I pledge allegiance to the Lamb To the Lamb of God who bore my pain Who took my place, Who wore my shame I will seek to honor His commands I pledge allegiance to the Lamb I pledge allegiance to the Lamb With all my strength With all I am I will seek to honor His commands I pledge allegiance to the Lamb I pledge allegiance to the Lamb (With all my strength) With all my strength With all I am (With all I am) I will seek to honor His commands (I pledge allegiance) I pledge allegiance to the Lamb I pledge allegiance to the Lamb (To the Lamb) With all my strength With all I am I will seek to honor His commands I pledge allegiance to the Lamb

Hey,Hey What up OG Yessir Yea Yea To the trap I Pledge Alleg Yea To the trap I Pledge Alleg On God Swear it need me Aye Huh Niggas fuck with me Man they know I got options They steady pocket watching Difference between us nigga you do it just to say so I do it for the profits You aint no real boss If you aint put no money In no other niggas pockets You aint got it, nigga just stop it These niggas aint really poppin (pussy) Heard your shit, nigga know that shit floppin These broke niggas always tryna chop it I'm shooting for the moon Nigga like I'm a rocket I'm wearing Off-White that these niggas can't copy I seen your lil drip That shit is so sloppy This shit just a hobby You see the wave coming, Tsunami (Coming Tsunami, niggas can't stop me) Hey Get this shit in every week Shit is a cycle, repeat Thousands come in every week These niggas, they gon remember me No turning back, now I can't leave To the trap, bitch I Pledge Allegiance I try to leave trap But I swear it need me Try to leave trap but I swear it need me Bitch I just ran up 10 bands in a week These niggas they won't forgive me I try to leave trap but I swear it need me These pion niggas aint never seen no real load That real money on the road Look at me now Yeah bitch you see a nigga glow When you talk to the plug Better speak in code Yeah When you talk to the plug Better speak in code These niggas get a lil money And to the most Ran all through your bag Nigga went ghost Niggas be mad, Just by the post By the way that I brag, get your hoe Niggas be in they feels About a bitch that go I had to train a bitch Now she a pro But, I see your lil drip That shit is so sloppy This shit just a hobby You see the wave coming, Tsunami (Coming Tsunami, niggas can't stop me) Hey Get this shit in every week Shit is a cycle, repeat Thousands come in every week These niggas, they gon remember me No turning back, now I can't leave To the trap, bitch I Pledge Allegiance I try to leave trap But I swear it need me Try to leave trap but I swear it need me Bitch I just ran up 10 bands in a week These niggas they won't forgive me Yeah, nigga I try to leave trap but I swear it need me On God To the trap, bitch I Pledge Allegiance I try to leave trap But I swear it need me Right hand to God Try to leave trap it need To the trap, bitch I Pledge Allegiance I swear it need me

Looking back, yeah I feel alright Getting more than my expectations Yeah, my future looks clear and bright I'm living up to my reputation Yeah, I'm satisfied Yeah, until the day I die I gave my blood and I gave my soul I stood my ground and I took control The legend's growing as the story's told I pledge allegiance to the State of Rock & Roll Oh yeah I've been a rebel for all my life I never cared about regulations I only went for the things I liked And my guitar was my inspiration Yeah, we pay a price Yeah, I made the sacrifice I gave my blood and I gave my soul I stood my ground and I took control The legend's growing as the story's told I know that heaven's gonna wait I pledge allegiance to the State of Rock & Roll Yeah, I'm satisfied Yeah, until the day I die I gave my blood and I gave my soul I stood my ground and I took control The legend's growing as the story's told I know that heaven's gonna wait I gave my blood and I gave my soul I stood my ground and I took control The legend's growing as the story's told I pledge allegiance to the State I pledge allegiance to the State of Rock & Roll Rock & Roll Rock & Roll

I Pledge allegiance, to the flag, of the Untied States of America And to the republic, for which it stands, one nation under God Indivisible, with liberty and justice for all I pledge allegiance to the flag Of the United States of America And to the republic, for which it stands One nation under God Indivisible With liberty and justice for all The pledge of allegiance to the flag, As a pledge to the ideals fo our Forefathers The men who fought and died, for the building of the great nation It's a pledge to fulfill our duties and obligations as citizens of the Untied States And to uphold the principals of our constitution. And last but not least, it's a pledge to maintain the four great freedoms Cherished by all Americans, freedom of speech, freedom of religion Freedom for want, and freedom from fear. I pledge allegiance, to the flag Of the United States of America. And to the religion, for which it stands, One nation under God Indivisible With liberty and justice for all

My arms are tired and weary These wounds are on full display I've tried every door in the hallway There's just no where that I feel safe I see the light but never find the surface I don't know if I can swim no more White knuckles and wild horses One day we'll wash up on mercy's shore One day we'll wash up on mercy's shore I'm lost in the waves that crush me They bring discovery where darkness hides Just over the ridge in front of you Another mountain that you'll have to climb I see the light but never find the surface I don't know if I can swim no more White knuckles and wild horses One day we'll wash up on mercy's shore One day we'll wash up on mercy's shore We're a child in the car asleep In the driveway at night Our mother's gonna slowly sneak Our body inside We can rest in the arms of trust There's no way that we can say We've earned our way into light All we have to do to is stay I see the light but never find the surface I don't know if I can swim no more White knuckles and wild horses One day we'll wash up on mercy's shore One day we'll wash up on mercy's shore I've been battling a broken heart Everybody knows I'm torn apart Since I was eight years old and I thought that God was a girl in my school If we can wind up on a sandy beach Breathing air that only death can reach And singing songs that only heaven leaves It's okay with me And God is wanting us to make believe But knowing something is only a dream Like the absolutes and the in-between Are out of line, sometimes, intertwined, behind A mind, in line, and fights that only fools are still trying to fight

Kin of my kin, I rely on you Takin' me in when a wave runs me through As a shore I ever seem to sail to And I know, old heavinesses shake you Maybe I stayed lIttle long, could be I needed shade, sand on my feet And it's some new ailment is in me Can't divide what's memory and what's dream Afraid of the empty but too safe on the shore And 'fore I forget me, I want to record While I see it all While I see it all All I remember walking shoulders hours speaking I remember meeting Clementine and weeping I remember Prine, I remember you After word of Berman I remember Pfeiffer burning I remember hoping, I'd remember nothing Now I only hope I'm holding onto something Now the quarter moon is out Now the quarter moon is out

Your hills and dales And flowery vales That lie near the Moorlough Shore Your vines that blow by Borden's grove May I never see you more Where the primrose blows And the violet grows Where the trout and salmon play With my line and hook, delight I took To spend my youthful days Last night I went to see my love To hear what she might say To see if she'd take pity on me Lest I might go away She said, I loved an Irish lad And he was my only joy And ever since I saw his face I have loved that soldier boy Well perhaps your soldier lad is lost Sailing over sea of Maine Or perhaps he is gone with some other one May I never see him again Well, if my Irish lad is lost He's the one I do adore And seven long years I'll wait for him By the banks of the Moorlough shore And seven long years I'll wait for him By the banks of the Moorlough shore