Proud to be an americanDmitri King October 2006 I’m proud to be an american Here in the land of the free Where my tax dollars must be spent On social security Yet I cannot play online poker Because gambling is “wrong” But we can play state-run lotto And lose money all year long They tell us what to eat, What to wear and what to think They send teenagers off to die in a war Before they can order a drink They tell us who we can marry And what we can watch on TV They tell us we cannot pay for sex Though it’s legal to do it for free They’re allowed to tap our phones Or even search my car They tell us that we cannot smoke While sitting in a bar Yes I’m proud to be an american Where freedom rules the day Though what these freedoms really are I’m not sure I can say. Dmitri King served as the Membership Chair of the College Libertarians of Towson, 2007. |