This song features a poem written in 1915 by John McCrae, a Canadian army surgeon. We promote the song today to honor all the fallen soldiers who have died in wars far from home.

In Flanders Fields: A Memorial Day Song

In Flanders fields the poppies blowBetween the crosses, row on row,That mark our place; and in the skyThe larks, still bravely singing, fly

Scarce heard amid the guns below.We are the Dead. Short days agoWe lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,Loved and were loved, and now we lie,In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:To you from failing hands we throwThe torch; be yours to hold it high.If ye break faith with us who dieWe shall not sleep, though poppies growIn Flanders fields.

In Flanders fields the poppies blowBetween the crosses, row on row,That mark our place; and in the skyThe larks, still bravely singing, flyScarce heard amid the guns below.

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The song lyrics were adapted from an article written by Ward Clark, columnist for RedState (https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/05/24/young-people-drowning-in-food-costs-try-boomer-style-frugality-n2202662). Ward is a great lyricist, even though he probably won’t admit it.

Food and Frugality lyrics

Young people these days sure do complainBack in my day, ages and ages agoWe not only had to walk 8 miles to schoolThrough hip-deep blowing snowUphill both ways, out and back againWe had to fight saber-tooth cats while doing so

If you’re having cash flow problemsHey, it’s simple you knowInstead of Volvo and StarbucksTry Ford and Folgers to go

What the heck are you eating?Sugar cookies sprinkled with pixie dust?Unicorn cutlets, champagne, and caviar?Avocado toast without the crust?

Young complainers and whinersTake the delivery apps off your phoneGo to the grocery storeMake sandwiches on your own

Cook your own dinnersIf you can’t cook, learn howStop whining, stop crying, get doingYou’re not special, no how!

If you’re having cash flow problemsHey, it’s simple you knowInstead of Volvo and StarbucksTry Ford and Folgers to go

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This country ballad was inspired and adapted from Erika Kirk’s commencement speech at Hillsdale College in May 2026. Enjoy the inspiration!

Choices lyrics

Through his learning,Charlie recognized his dutyTo pursue truthAnd to defend libertyThis responsibility —He felt to GodHe felt it to our familyHe felt it to our countryThat was born from what he learned

Life is not definedBy the abundance of optionsBut by the weight of the choicesThat you make within them,And those choices more often than notAre not dramatic or obviousBut quiet and compoundingForming the blueprint of your lifeLong before anyone else can seeWhat you are building

Each of us must order his own houseLive rightly in aimFor high and beautiful thingsContinue forward in lifeWith clarity and intentionAnd you will come to understand

That life is not definedBy the abundance of optionsBut by the weight of the choicesThat you make within themThose choices, more often than not,Are not dramatic or obviousBut quiet and compoundingForming the blueprint of your lifeLong before anyone else can seeWhat you are building

It is so humblingThe contrast betweenHuman limitationAnd God’s infinity

That’s why our choices,Even the smallest ones,MatterThey matter so much

That’s why our choices,Even the smallest ones,MatterThey matter so much

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