American Prayer lyrics

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BostonAnne

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Sometimes I feel like I live in a cave! I was over my Mom's house last weekend. She is a huge fan of the Statue of Liberty and has a collection. I glanced at her coffee mug, with the Statue of Liberty on it and read these words:

Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free


http://xroads.virginia.edu/~CAP/LIBERTY/lazaruspoem.html

My Mom laughed when I told her that I learned those words from Bono! I never realized that they were part of a poem that is etched at the base of the Statue herself.
 
Yeah, it's funny how many folks are taking such American Civics lessons from an Irish rock star...

Or is that funny after all?

Hmmm...


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