BLESSED ARE THE SOLDIERS
At the time when the towers turned to dust
The Army sent his father to Asia
On the steps his loving mother sat
Praying time would bring her sergeant back
Playing ball in Little League that day
He wasn't home when the two lieutenants came
They rang the bell, then found themselves inside
And what they said made his mother cry
We regret to tell you that your husband has died
He lost his life in a firefight on the 4th of July
She wiped back the teardrops that were falling from her eyes
And said, Blessed are the soldiers who defend the Stars and Stripes
(Turnaround)
He finished school, then headed to Fort Knox
He knew the training there would be top-notch
On the steps his loving mother sat
Praying time would bring her hero back
In sixteen months when he came home again
He rolled his chair up a ramp made just for him
He reached the door and wheeled himself inside
And what he said made his mother cry
I forgot to tell you that Ive lost some of my sight
More than just my legs were hit when the bomb went off that night
She wiped back the teardrops that were falling from her eyes
And said, Blessed are the soldiers who defend the Stars and Stripes
Tag: She wiped back the teardrops that were falling from her eyes
And said, Blessed are the soldiers who defend the Stars and Stripes
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