A rifle's your only friend
And it's loaded with you at the ready
To fight to the end
So you better keep your aim steady
You told your family you'd come home
You told them you wouldn't die
But how could you know
How fast the bullets fly
You had to go, and they begged you to stay
Now in an unmarked grave you lay
And I'm hope for your sake they know
You tried to come home but a bullet blocked your way
Like salt in a wound
You felt the pain of being hated
Untimely funeral in the month of June
War was always so over rated
They sat around a cross
Your name it held in gold
Thinking of all the years they'd lost
They never had you to hold
You had to go, and they begged you to stay
Now in an unmarked grave you lay
And I'm hope for your sake they know
You tried to come home but a bullet blocked your way
Your picture in a memorial for service
Is it true that you deserve this?
What did you do to earn this?
Tell me from the grave was it worth it?
You're family left behind for glory and your body in the ice
And a simple family passed story for another day
About how freedom has it's price
Did the sun feel warm as your vision turned to gray
You had to go, and they begged you to stay
Now in an unmarked grave you lay
And I'm hope for your sake they know
You tried to come home but a bullet blocked your way
