Rick Springfield

Released: February 19, 2016

[Verse 1]
Wake me up red white blue reveille
Raise me from this night
Say five words that lift me from my knees
Forward to the good fight
Rise up all you golden slumbering
With the call to arms
Will your children wake up wondering
How we came to harm
Will this big star spangled sky's past victories
Shield us from the fight
And the distant sounds of foreign enemies
Marching in the moonlight

[Chorus]
From the mountains to the fertile plains
With the pulse of lightning in our veins
Hallelujah strike the band in hopes
We will survive this shipwreck
Call all hands on deck

[Verse 2]
No one comes to steal our families
Not here on our watch
Knowing that the dawn of liberty
Wasn't gates and locks
But with shouts of freedom call the cavalry
Ringing through the halls
While the purple mountains in their majesty
Steel us so we won't fall

[Chorus]
From the mountains to the fertile plains
With the pulse of lightning in our veins
Hallelujah strike the band in hopes
We will survive this shipwreck
Call all hands on deck

[Outro]
I see my father's spirit in my eyes
I pray I won't run from the battlecry
Hail and thunder danger comes with lies
Torn asunder in the bursting skies
Hallelujah strike the band with cries
We will survive this shipwreck
Sing all hands on deck

Rick Springfield (born Richard Lewis Springthorne, 23 August 1949) is an Australian musician and actor. In his teenage years he lived in England where he joined various bands. In 1968, Pete Watson invited him to join Rockhouse (the name of the group was soon changed to MPD Ltd). After a tour in South Vietnam Springfield and the drummer Danny Finley formed Wickedly Wak.

In September 1969, Rick replaced Roger Hicks in the pop rock group Zoot. He had written various songs before the band broke up. Springfield commenced his solo career signing with Sparmac Records. In 1973, he started performing for Columbia Records. He released his best-known hit, “Jessie’s Girl”, in 1981 in the album Working Class Dog, and continues recording music nowadays.

Springfield is also known for performances in several TV series. He made his acting debut in 1977 in The Six Million Dollar Man. Since then, he appeared in shows including General Hospital, Legion, and Hawaii Five-0.

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