It was on this day thirty years ago that we awoke to the reality that John Lennon had been murdered.\u00a0 The Beatles were the soundtrack of my entire childhood.<\/p>\n
My favorite song of all time is Imagine<\/i>.\u00a0 It absolutely maddens me when people change or drop the lyrics because they\u2019re uncomfortable with what he had to say.\u00a0<\/p>\n
We miss you, John.\u00a0 Your voice was the voice of more than one generation and still captures our dreams for a better tomorrow.<\/p>\n
In his memory, all of the lyrics:<\/p>\n
Imagine<\/i><\/p>\n
Imagine there\u2019s no heaven<\/p>\n
It\u2019s easy if you try<\/p>\n
No hell below us<\/p>\n
Above us only sky<\/p>\n
Imagine all the people<\/p>\n
Living for today\u2026<\/p>\n
Imagine there\u2019s no countries<\/p>\n
It isn\u2019t hard to do<\/p>\n
Nothing to kill or die for<\/p>\n
And no religion too<\/p>\n
Imagine all the people<\/p>\n
Living life in peace\u2026<\/p>\n
You may say I\u2019m a dreamer<\/p>\n
But I\u2019m not the only one<\/p>\n
I hope someday you\u2019ll join us<\/p>\n
And the world will be as one<\/p>\n
Imagine no possessions<\/p>\n
I wonder if you can<\/p>\n
No need for greed or hunger<\/p>\n
A brotherhood of man<\/p>\n
Imagine all the people<\/p>\n
Sharing all the world\u2026<\/p>\n
You may say I\u2019m a dreamer<\/p>\n
But I\u2019m not the only one<\/p>\n
I hope someday you\u2019ll join us<\/p>\n
And the world will live as one<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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