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Song Info
Genre
Charts
Peak #86
Peak in subgenre #23
Author
Jay Zehr
Rights
2006
Uploaded
July 06, 2007
Track Files
MP3
MP3 3.7 MB • 128 kbps • 4:01
Lyrics
Living in the country he’s not exactly poor
But he wanted a career, a nice car he could afford
Nobody knows what the future has in store
But that one weekend a month turned out to be a whole lot more
Now she’s living by herself, yellow ribbon in the yard
Raising up that kid alone can be a little hard
"I’m sure we’re winning" is what he says when he calls
But tell the boy I won’t be home for Christmas after all
Then he got a folded flag and a trip to Arlington
The captain pats you on the back and says I’m sorry son
Just the latest lesson in the war that’s never won
But the country thanks your dad for what he’s done
They say that truth is the first casualty of war
Not to worry, they’ll be plenty more
Our deepest sympathies for the crying time to come
But you got a folded flag and a trip to Arlington.
Now he remembers all the movies that he’s seen
The heroes fight for justice, they fight for liberty
And grandpa told him how a real man ought to be
How they bravely stormed those shores at Normandy
And we don’t need to draft men anymore
Talking heads on TV tell us what the fighting’s for
Earn a little cash for your patriotic chore
Now they’re shipping off for the latest Asian war
And you get a folded flag and a trip to Arlington
The captain pats you on the back and says I’m sorry son
Just the latest lesson in the war that’s never done
And they country thanks your dad for what he’s done
They say that truth is the first casualty of war
Not to worry, they’ll be plenty more
Our deepest sympathies for the crying time to come
But you got a folded flag and a trip to Arlington.
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