21-Gun Salute - One Drop

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 mor to me

Than a folded flag or a 21-gun salute

‘Caus you can’t 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