250 Reasons (Official Lyric Video)

The song "250 Reasons" began as a personal challenge for our band ‪@America250Band‬ to list 250 reasons to be grateful for being American, which we were certainly able to do, but after accomplishing that list, we thought of more and more and more reasons… since one good reason tends to have the power to remind one of many others. So, instead of listing 250 reasons in this song, it seemed wiser to touch upon some of the most important categories of reasons, rather than treat so many reasons individually… because what this exercise taught us most of all is that there are literally millions of reasons to be grateful for being American. As you listen to this song, we hope that it reminds you of even more reasons that are wonderfully unique to you and your family. God bless America 250… and God bless the next 250 years and beyond! 250 REASONS (TO BE GRATEFUL FOR BEING AMERICAN) (Song Lyrics, Music and Arrangement by Dr. Donny "Rocker" Deever) [Intro] Fifty states… Twenty-seven promises in ink… And millions of reasons to be grateful for being American. [Verse 1] For the mountain roads and prairie skies, for boundless oceans bright, for the towns that raise their flags at dawn and the cities full of light. For the hands that build, the hands that heal, the hands that plant and pray; For every soul who gets back up and tries again today. For the right to speak, the right to dream, the right to gather free, for every vote, each open door, each chance to simply be. For the child with hope, the worker’s pride, the student’s brand-new start, for every American story written from the heart. [Chorus] Two hundred fifty reasons to lift our voices high… For freedom, faith, and family, for the stars across the sky. For the brave who stand before us, for the dreams still yet to start— We are fifty states, one promise… One American heart. [Verse 2] For the ones who serve in uniform on land and sea and air, for the families back at home who carry love and prayer. For the firefighters running in, for the teacher in the hall, for the neighbor who will stop and help when somebody starts to fall. For the music born in city streets, for the gospel, blues, and rock, for the engineers who reached the Moon, for the hands unloading docks. For the farms, the shops, the factories, the labs, the courts, the crews… For every honest dreamer who makes their own good news. [Chorus] Two hundred fifty reasons to lift our voices high… For freedom, faith, and family, for the stars across the sky. For the brave who stand before us, for the dreams still yet to start— We are fifty states, one promise… One American heart. [Bridge] We have known the hard roads, we have known the pain, we have fallen on some failures but rose to try again. Yet the promise is not finished, and the work is still to do— To leave a freer, kinder country for the ones who follow you. [Final Chorus] Two hundred fifty reasons and a million more to sing, for every generation and the hope that freedom brings. From sea to shining sea now, let the grateful voices start— We are fifty states, one future… One American heart. [Outro] Two hundred fifty years… From the present to the past. Here's to the next two fifty… America, sweet land of liberty— Long may you last! AMERICA 250 BAND Produced by the "America 250 Band" ⁨@America250Band⁩ as our fortieth lyric video. Stay tuned for the release of many more soon-coming classic American patriotic songs in HD and 4K audio, lyric video, and music video formats. This excellent song represents only a small fraction of our patriotic anthem collection that we have created for America’s 250th anniversary — honoring the United States, the Armed Forces, freedom, courage, service, unity, American heroes of the past, American traditions and holidays, and the enduring American spirit. We'll keep producing great patriotic songs in many genres long, long after July 4, 2026, so be sure to subscribe in order to stay informed of each new release that brings you even more great American patriotic classic rock songs and American patriotic country songs, and American patriotic pop songs, and American patriotic classical songs too… and please don't forget to keep inspiring us by giving our band a thumbs up. Thank you and keep on counting your blessings for being American!