Story Behind The Song
The war and I was a marine 20 yrs ago
Song Description
The sarifices we all make for our freedom and the reason we are free
Song Length |
4:30 |
Genre |
Folk - Contemporary, Country - Contemporary |
Tempo |
Slow (71 - 90) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
Mood |
Welcoming, Affable |
Subject |
Freedom, Patriotic |
Similar Artists |
Bob Dylan, Arlo Guthrie |
Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
Minute men at charleston a country just starting out A civil war you say what for cause all men are aloud To freedoms call they choose to fall liberty they will shout When battle calls they stand up tall , and hope its never aloud
(chorus)
(From miami to the evergreens,New York city and the L.A. scene and all the nations where freedoms aloud) For the first time that your baby talks and where your grandpa takes his walk for your first kiss and your first house
(verse 1) (For equal rights and civil rights For speakin your own way And when men die a family cries a high price we pay)
(Verse2) (For rockin on or chasin thongs,whatever your taste For rappin a mix or country licks, different colorbut the same)
(chorus)
For your first stripper or religious theme For your childs first baseball team For bein with or bein without In fights before, yong men to war we sent them to try Now sisters go and fathers glow with pride there held high (Verse 2)
(chorus, and all those islands in between) For your first kiss and your first house Its a very high price we pay when we send our boy away Theres nothing harder when we hear Taps sound
(Verse1)
(Verse2)
(chorus) For all the boys left on battle grounds and the girls that join them now,With there sacrifice our freedoms aloud
On our Knees we pray for you keep your head down mom says eat your food be safe than we'll party down