If You Can Keep It - Rock version

Two hundred and fifty years ago, They lit a fire in the freedom glow. Ink on the page, hearts on the line, Bet it all on the grand design. Through the smoke and the cannon’s roar, We held the line, we held the score. Freedom’s price, it runs so deep, It’s a Republic… if you can keep. If you can keep it, let that flag wave high, From the Georgia pines to the western sky. Stand your ground, don’t back down, This is our home, this is our town. For the land of the free, we take that vow, If you can keep it — then keep it now. From the cobblestones up in Boston town, To the Gulf Coast sun where the boats tie down. From the mountain ridge to the big corn fields, It’s the blood in our hands on the liberty wheel. Tell the young ones when they ask you why, Freedom’s worth every tear we cry. From the roots we sow to the dreams we reap, It’s a Republic… if you can keep. If you can keep it, let that eagle soar, From the rolling hills to the ocean shore. Stand up tall, through the darkest fight, Keep the truth and hold it tight. For the land of the free, we take that vow, If you can keep it — then keep it now. Don’t let the fire fade away, Don’t let the dream decay. We’ve got to stand as one, come what may, Freedom’s worth the price we pay. If you can keep it, let that flag wave high, From the Georgia pines to the western sky. Stand your ground, don’t back down, This is our home, this is our town. For the land of the free, we take that vow, If you can keep it — then keep it now. It’s a Republic… if you can keep.