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NineteenNumber on his back |
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Voted captain of his high school football team |
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Took us all the way to |
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StateGot a scholarship to play down in |
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TennesseeSaid he could run, he could duck |
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He could throw, he could go |
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Like you never seen |
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NineteenOn the day those twin towers came down |
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His whole world turned around |
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He told 'em all, "Y'all, I can't play ballThere's a war on now" |
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So he marched right in with a few good men |
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And joined the |
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MarinesNineteen |
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He's the boy next door |
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He might've carried your bags at the grocery store |
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Now he's somebody's son in a hole with a gun |
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In some foreign land |
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Trying to hold on to his |
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American Dreams, nineteen |
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There's a sniper out there in the dark somewhere |
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And a soldier down |
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Need someone who can run, who can duck |
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And go get him out |
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It takes one good man to raise his hand |
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Take one for the team |
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How 'bout you, nineteen? |
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He's the boy next door |
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He might've carried your bags at the grocery store |
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Now he's somebody's son in a hole with a gun |
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In some foreign land |
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Trying to hold on to his |
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American Dreams |
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NineteenBrought him home today |
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With the big parade down on main street |
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Gave him a purple heart, a silver star |
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Soldier gave a speech |
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Said, "He could run, he could duck, he could throwHe's the one who rescued me" |
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Said, "He could've played for Tennessee" |
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Um, number nineteen |
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He was nineteen |
