"JUST AMERICANS" randy sparks and the new christy minstrels

On the tenth of September

We were black and we were white

We were brown and we were yellow

We were left and we were right

We were folks from the country

We were city dwellers too

And we often took for granted

We were red, white and blue

We were rich and we were poor

We were up and we were down

We were those who didn't matter

On the other side of town

In a moment of forever

It was not so long ago

We were recreated equal

And in my heart I know:

On September the eleventh

We became just Americans

Other names were rendered obsolete

All I know about my neighbors

Is that they are Just Americans

Shoulder to shoulder, now the circle is complete

We have learned how it feels to be Just Americans

Without the words that spell out 'us' and 'them'

And there's more to this feeling for our fellow Americans

Than hate for those we condemn

We wear yarmulkes and turbans

And occasionally, a crown

We wear straw hats and ball caps

And when the team's in town

We show signs of disrespect

For those who've lost or won

But we know it's just a game

That the war is all in fun

We speak Russian and Tagalog

We speak French and Japanese

And our gift to one another

Is to worship as we please

We quite often get together

To protest or rejoice

And when we speak in anger

It is with a single voice

The cause of precious freedom to defend

And let it be remembered that

We are Just Americans

May this day never end

And I pray this day shall never end



Tomorrow 9/11 take some time and reflect of the lives lost fifteen years ago when at least for a short time we were all on the same page,

There will be a special ceremony tomorrow starting at 7:00 am of placing of flags in Painesville Veterans Park followed by at 8:45 a moment of silence for the first tower followed by speakers. At 9:02 Moment of Silence for the second tower.

Following the event there will be a 5K race with donations to benefit The Andy Nowacki Scholarship Fund.