When you were old enough
You answered the call to serve
Many friends among you
Didn't have the nerve
Off to basic training
Learn to fight a war
Time to become a man
Off to a foreign shore
Battles you will face
Put your life on the line
Dying for your country
To you that would be fine
For our freedom
You paid with your life
Leaving your parents
Kids and a wife
Thank you for your sacrifice
A cost we cannot repay
Allow us to honor you
On this Memorial Day
Our Country
Forever in your debt
Promises that...
We will never forget
May 28, 2016
May 28, 2016 at 9:36 AM UTC
When you were old enough
You answered the call to serve
Many friends among you
Didn't have the nerve
Off to basic training
Learn to fight a war
Time to become a man
Off to a foreign shore
Battles you will face
Put your life on the line
Dying for your country
To you that would be fine
For our freedom
You paid with your life
Leaving your parents
Kids and a wife
Thank you for your sacrifice
A cost we cannot repay
Allow us to honor you
On this Memorial Day
Our Country
Forever in your debt
Promises that...
We will never forget
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