Story Behind the Song
Note: I've taken poetic license in use of the word "royal" using it merely as an adjective...
Lyrics
A KNIGHT TO REMEMBER
By: Piper Kirk © 2003
IT IS A TIME WHEN OUR OWN FREEDOM IS A DAMSEL IN DISTRESS.
AMERICA THE POWERFUL, A NATION OF UNREST.
THE MIGHTY ALLIES MADE WHEN IN THE PAST WE LENT A HAND,
DENY US TO THE ENEMY. THEY’RE SIDING WITH THE SAND.
BUT, ONE MAN KNOWS THE HORROR AND THE TERROR OF THEIR DEEDS. HE DOES NOT OFFER SYMPATHY TO HOMICIDAL THEIVES.
INSTEAD HE DONNES HIS ARMOR AND HE WEILDS A FERVENT SWORD .
TONY BLAIR KNOWS 9-11 CAN NOT BE IGNORED.
HE IS A KNIGHT TO REMEMBER.
HE FIGHTS TO STOP THE TERROR, NOTHING LESS THAN PEACE WILL DO.
HE IS A KNIGHT TO REMEMBER.
A HERO ON A WHITE HORSE, LIKE THE STARS AMONG THE STRIPES OF RED AND BLUE.
OH, BRITAIN, DO NOT WORRY, YOUR BELOVED WILL BE BACK
BUT NOT BEFORE HE HELPS RESTORE THE PEOPLE OF IRAQ.
THE TYRANT OF THE DESERT IS A FRIEND TO DEATH AND DREAD.
HE MURDERS HIS OWN PEOPLE AS WE TRY TO KEEP THEM FED.
ITS GONNA TAKE A COWBOY AND A "ROYAL" LEADING MAN
TO LIBERATE A PEOPLE AND RESTORE THEM TO THEIR LAND.
HOW FORTUNATE, AMERICA, TO HAVE A FRIEND IN DEED.
TONY BLAIR RIGHT THERE TO HELP US PLANT THE PEACEFUL SEED.
HE IS A KNIGHT TO REMEMBER.
PRIME MINISTER OF ENGLAND, GRIPS A FIRM, UNYIELDING SHIELD.
HE IS A KNIGHT TO REMEMBER.
OH, BRITIAN BOW YOUR HEADS WITH US
AND PRAY THAT THE WORLD SHALL SOON BE HEALED.
HE IS A KNIGHT TO REMEMBER.
HE FIGHTS TO STOP THE TERROR, NOTHING LESS THAN PEACE WILL DO.
HE IS A KNIGHT TO REMEMBER.
A HERO ON A WHITE HORSE, LIKE THE STARS AMONG THE STRIPES OF RED AND BLUE.
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