Saw a man with a cardboard sign
Wrinkled skin and bloodshot eyes
An untrimmed beard and matted hair
Thin legs strapped to a wheel chair
I sat with him and he told his tale
Of his senior trip to the gates of hell
He said ,when you were just a thought
I was sent to Vietnam and there I fought

Cause I made a promise to defend
Our constitution to the end
I vowed to serve and to protect
I took that oath without regret
I fought for freedom fought for rights
I fought for peace both day and night
For this country the home of the free
Fought for you I fought for me

I took a bullet to my spine
Still carry remnants they left behind
I came home to no parade
I guess you all were too just afraid
And from his pocket with a weathered hand
He pulled the flag for which he stands
I watched his body fill with pride
And felt the pain that he kept inside

You know he.. made a promise to defend
Our constitution to the end
A vow to serve and to protect
He took that oath without regret
Fought for freedom fought for rights
He fought for peace both day and night
For this country the home of the free
He fought for you he fought for me

oh oh oh..Forgotten Hero~
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