Lives On the Line

The veteran stands with hand to head As flag goes passing by He does his best to hold his ground While trying not to cry He thinks about the time he spent Defending foreign soil Fighting for the right to life For those that have the oil Desert winds and mortal sins His morals stripped away Stomach wrenched and trigger clenched Was how he spent his day People buy their tiny flags And wave them in the air They cheer like fans at marching bands And marvel at the fair But which of them would take a gun And kill another soul From somewhere far across the way And say it's freedoms toll Hatred of this union Is a thing that we all fear Bless the soldiers courage 'Cause he holds our freedom dear His mother and his father His family and his friends He does the things he has to do Ensuring there's no end He puts his life upon the line Each and every day The only way to thank him Is to bow our heads and pray It's God that brought us to this land Where we can all be free He sent us stronger spirits To defend our sanctity So think about our soldiers That you know you'll never meet And pray for them as they defend The soil beneath our feet Rockman