Thank God For Country
By AllHeart
I hoped and prayed my little girl would never see,
the pain and strife of war that's happened here and overseas,
Hard to understand the reason, but we realize the cost,
So many have been laid to rest, some even have gone lost...
She's off to school, feelin' good, she'll learn her ABCs,
The same should be true, for her numbers too, not 1...2...World War III,
Eventually, she'll see their loss, in the books that she will read,
She'll learn to honor them, for they honored us indeed...
The sacrifice, the stolen lives, forgot along the way,
The freedom we enjoy, while others had to pay,
They gave it all, and took the fall, full of pride and dignity,
And in their final hours, they still thanked God for country...
Now we see our loved ones off, as we've seen them off before,
The hugs, the tears, justified fears, as they walk out of the door,
It's not our war, but it's our world, and most people feel the same,
We're all one family, pray to our God, we praise his name ..
She'll never understand it, she was taught to love and share,
The selfishness of others, sometimes too much to bear,
She says "please put them in time-out", we all wish we could for sure,
Not knowing that their hearts, are unlike hers, are not so pure...
They sacrifice, other's lives, always others that must pay,
For the freedom we enjoy, every single day,
We heard the call, we're standing tall, we're off of bended knee,
Thank God who gives us strength and hope, we thank God for country...
The other day I swore that I, heard the battle cry,
He must've heard it up above, oh so high up in the sky,
I prayed to him, was he listenin'?, when our backs are 'gainst the wall,
And then the rain began, his tears began to fall...
Time for bed, my little girl, you know you should,
Thank God for country music, you fall asleep, I knew you would,
And just like any other night, I get down on bended knee,
To honor him, and pray for them, for all they've done for you and me...
His son sacrificed, gave his life, as others we have known,
We didn't hear, their final cries, as they lay there all alone,
They gave it all, and took the fall, not for them but for you and me,
Wish we'd been there, at the end, loving eyes the last they'd see...
They'll sacrifice, give their lives, every single day,
Their loved ones and their families, so very far away,
They'll give it all, try not to fall, be the best that they can be,
Our faith in him, and fighting "men", we thank God for country...
