WE HONOR YOU
Spoken: Did you ever fight in a war Grandpa Joe? (Grandchild)
I
fought in
WHEN I STEPPED OFF THAT PLANE IN SAN ANTONE
NO FLAGS WERE FLYIN’AND I MARCHED ALONE
I WAS BACK FROM ‘
JUST A TOY SOLDIER FORGOTTEN ON A SHELF
SO I WENT DOWN TO THE OLD
TO TALK TO THOSE BRAVE MEN OF LONG AGO
I HEARD STRONG VOICES FROM THOSE HEROIC DEAD
MY HEART SOARED LIKE AN EAGLE WHEN JIM BOWIE SAID
CHORUS
WE HONOR YOU SON
MAY YOUR HEARTACHE CEASE
YES, WE HONOR YOU
MAY PEACE BRING YOU PEACE
WE KNOW THERE ARE THOSE WHO DON’T GIVE A DAMN
FOR ALL THE SACRIFICE YOU MADE IN
STILL WE SALUTE YOU ALL LIKE HEROES FROM THE PAST
BECAUSE YOUR COURAGE FLEW OUR FLAG AT FULL MAST
REPEAT CHORUS
Joe Pickering Jr./Ray Sanders Co-writers
King of the Road Music BMI Music Publisher and copyright owner