21-Gun Salute
On a plane to Pendleton where my new life begins
Away from all my friends
With a baby on the way I sure wish I could stay
But there is no other way
Now its time to be deployed I'm off to fight a war
My regrets I can't ignore
Things aren't really what they seem, the recruiter lied to me
Have I washed away my dreams
And if by chance I don't come home
Who will care for the ones I love the most
'Cause life is worth more to me
Than a folded flag or a 21-gun salute
'Cause you cant love or feed a family
With a folded flag or a 21-gun salute
I send home money every chance but I'd rather be home to dance
I'm so lonely in this sand
It's been a while since you wrote have you found you someone else
I know it's hard being by your self
Losing you makes me sad but promise me if you can
You won't let her call him dad
I'm all alone in a war not sure what I'm fighting for
Do we all have the same concerns?
And if by chance I don't come home
Who will care for the ones I love the most
'Cause life is worth more to me
Than a folded flag or a 21-gun salute
'Cause you can hurt and break a family
With a folded flag and a 21-gun salute
Just last night they shot a man he had a picture in his hand
A little girl in an afghan
He called her name as he cried and in a moment through his eyes
I saw the story of his life
A family man of the poor who never wanted any war
Just wanted to give them more
But now it's all too late
How much we're all the same
And with a whisper he said
If by chance I don't come home
Please tell my wife and child I love them so
And life is worth more to me
Than a folded flag or a 21-gun salute
'Cause you can see through me this tragedy
With a folded flag and a 21-gun salute
'Cause life is worth more to me
Than a folded flag or a 21-gun salute
'Cause you can hurt and break a family
With a folded flag and a 21-gun salute
Away from all my friends
With a baby on the way I sure wish I could stay
But there is no other way
Now its time to be deployed I'm off to fight a war
My regrets I can't ignore
Things aren't really what they seem, the recruiter lied to me
Have I washed away my dreams
And if by chance I don't come home
Who will care for the ones I love the most
'Cause life is worth more to me
Than a folded flag or a 21-gun salute
'Cause you cant love or feed a family
With a folded flag or a 21-gun salute
I send home money every chance but I'd rather be home to dance
I'm so lonely in this sand
It's been a while since you wrote have you found you someone else
I know it's hard being by your self
Losing you makes me sad but promise me if you can
You won't let her call him dad
I'm all alone in a war not sure what I'm fighting for
Do we all have the same concerns?
And if by chance I don't come home
Who will care for the ones I love the most
'Cause life is worth more to me
Than a folded flag or a 21-gun salute
'Cause you can hurt and break a family
With a folded flag and a 21-gun salute
Just last night they shot a man he had a picture in his hand
A little girl in an afghan
He called her name as he cried and in a moment through his eyes
I saw the story of his life
A family man of the poor who never wanted any war
Just wanted to give them more
But now it's all too late
How much we're all the same
And with a whisper he said
If by chance I don't come home
Please tell my wife and child I love them so
And life is worth more to me
Than a folded flag or a 21-gun salute
'Cause you can see through me this tragedy
With a folded flag and a 21-gun salute
'Cause life is worth more to me
Than a folded flag or a 21-gun salute
'Cause you can hurt and break a family
With a folded flag and a 21-gun salute
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Writer(s): James Alger
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