Love Me If You Can

I know that some of you may not like country music, but oh well. I went through my stage of hating it as well, and coincidentally, it was Toby Keith's song, "American Soldier" that got me listening to country again after about 6 years of hating it.

I've seen Toby Keith in concert twice. In Iraq. It's kind of become a tradition, I guess. I got the opportunity to see him for the second time about a week of so ago, and I learned that that show was like his 115th or something show that he's done for us deployed troops since the war started. That's one of the many reasons I admire him. Another reason is that Toby Keith is an amazing songwriter and several of his songs have really meant a lot to me. One of my favorite things about country music is that a majority of the songs tell a story, so not only do the artists write songs, but they tell stories as well. (Another cool country storyteller/singer that I've started liking recently is Brad Paisley.)

Anyway, to make a long story short and before I go off on any more tangents, "Love Me If You Can" is a really great song, my new favorite song. Download it or buy his newest album, "Big Dog Daddy." Below are the lyrics and pictures from the concert.

Love Me If You Can

[verse 1]

Sometimes Think The Poor Is Necessary
Every Night I Pray For Peace On Earth
And I Hand Down My Dollars To The Homeless
But Believe That Every Able Soul Should Work

[pre Chorus]

My Father Gave Me My Shotgun
That I'll Hand Down To My Son
Try To Teach Him Everything It Means

[chorus]

I'm A Man Of My Convictions
Call Me Wrong, Call Me Right
But I Bring My Better Angels To Every Fight
You May Not Like Where I'm Goin'
But You Sure Know Where I Stand
Hate Me If You Want To
Love Me If You Can

[verse 2]

I Stand By My Right To Speak Freely
But I Worry 'bout What Kids Learn From Tv
And Before All Of Debatin' Turns To Angry Words And Hate
Sometimes We Should Just Agree To Disagree

[pre Chorus]

And I Believe That Jesus
Looks Down Here And Sees Us
And If You Ask Him, He Would Say

[chorus Out]


Have a great day!
Kendra

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Now playing: Toby Keith - Love Me If You Can
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