Continuing the Soundtrack of my Life

I recently listened to the new Dixie Chicks CD and absolutely love it. Powerful messages, well written and good music. The final song is a personal favorite and it got me thinking to about why I teach: to inspire hope. I hope my students can "learn from our history".


"I Hope", Dixie Chics

Sunday morning, I heard the preacher say
Thou shall not kill
I don't wanna, hear nothin' else, about killin'
And that it's God's will
Cuz our children are watching us
They put their trust in us
They're gonna be like us
So let's learn from our history
And do it differently

CHORUS:I hope
For more love, more joy and laughterI hope
We'll have more than we'll ever needI hope
We'll have more happy ever aftersI hope
We can all live more fearlesslyAnd we can lose all the pain and misery
I hope, I hope
Oh Rosie, her man he gets too rough
And all she can say, is he's a good man
He don't mean no harm
He was just brought up that way
But our children are watching us
They put their trust in us
They're gonna be like us
It's okay for us to disagree
We can work it out lovingly
For I hope
For more love, more joy and laughter
I hope
You'll have more than you'll ever need
I hopeYou'll have more happy ever aftersI hope
And you can all live more fearlesslyAnd you can lose all your pain and misery
I hope, I hope

There must be a way to change what's going on
No, I don't have all the answers
I hope
For more love, more joy and laughter
I hopeyou'll have more than you'll ever need
I hopeThere'll be more happy ever afters
I hope
We can all live more fearlessly
And we can lose all the pain and misery
I hope, I hope
I hope
I hope
I hope