THE OM KEYSTONE SONG
(Based on Joe Roy’s “Proud to Be an OM”)
WE ASKED OURSELVES SOME TIME AGO
WHAT IS THIS OLD WORLD COMING TO
AND THEN, AGAIN, WE ASKED OURSELVES,
“IS THERE SOMETHING THAT WE CAN DO?”
AND IF WE WERE TO START
BY DOING OUR OWN PART
WE KNOW WE’D HAVE TO BEGIN
BY HELPING THE CHILDREN
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HELPING THAT CHILD TO GROW
INTO THE DREAM OF TOMORROW
THAT’S WHAT WE DO
AND WE’RE PROUD TO CARRY THAT THROUGH
LET’S MAKE A PLACE WHERE KIDS CAN PLAY
WHERE THEY CAN GROW IN THEIR OWN WAY
A PLACE WHERE THEY CAN JUST BELONG
AND THEY CAN LEARN TO GET ALONG
AND WHEN THE JOB IS DONE
EACH CHILD WILL BE SOMEONE
WITH DREAMS AND PLANS OF THEIR OWN
SAY LOOK HOW THAT CHILD HAS GROWN!
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FOR 82 YEARS NOW IN A ROW
WE’VE PUT ON OUR ANNUAL OM SHOW
TO GIVE OUR LOCAL KIDS A CHANCE
TO USE THEIR TALENTS TO SING AND TO DANCE
SO THAT EACH ONE OF THEM COULD LIVE
IN THE GLOW OF WHAT THEY COULD GIVE
TAKING PRIDE IN BEING A PART
IN THE TOUCHING OF MANY A HEART
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WE’RE THE ONES WHO MAKE THIS ALL COME TRUE
WE’RE ORDINARY PEOPLE LIKE YOU
EXCEPT WE STAND ESPECIALLY TALL
BY HELPING KIDS WHEN THEY ARE SMALL
WE ARE THE WOMEN AND MEN
WHO DO THIS AGAIN AND AGAIN
THAT’S WHY WE DO WHAT WE DO
AND WE’RE PROUD TO CARRY THAT THROUGH
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