Lead the Way 🇺🇸🪖

Verse 1 I remember leaving Weymouth for the beaches of Normandy I knew there was no defense if it didn’t include me Cause whatever the cost, I was willing to pay I saw that same willingness in my brothers on that June day Chorus 1 So Rangers lead the way, was everything I ever knew And we climbed up that cliff with so much fortitude So journeyed and weathered and tired but trained To fight to victory was the only choice we’d make For freedom to be kept for the nation that gave us sweet lady liberty’s flame Verse 2 We rode the sea into battle, Rangers leading the way In the morning we’d scale the incredible cliffs of Pointe Du Hoc And we’d fight for everyone in that land we never knew And hope for their freedom like ours we loved Chorus 2 So Rangers lead the way, was everything I ever knew And we climbed up that cliff with so much fortitude So journeyed and weathered and tired but trained To fight to victory was the only option we’d take For freedom to be kept for the nation that gave us sweet lady liberty’s flame Verse 3 We came in with two hundred and twenty five Fought hard and brave as over the next two days seventy seven died I grew there in the blood of my heroic friends Everything I ever became as a man I owe to them Verse 4 And as we stood on the beautiful cliff, there was tragedy and triumph all the same The moon settling in on the shore line, glaring as if to highlight the brave And I knew more was coming in the days ahead We’d have young men take on the fight relentless And knowing they may never see the next night Verse 5 Some still lay there on the shores of Omaha Overlooking the beautiful sea, because they decided their lives Were worth the plight and freedom of you and me Chorus 3 So Rangers lead the way, was everything I ever knew And we climbed up that cliff with so much fortitude So journeyed and weathered and tired but trained To fight to victory was the only chance we’d take For freedom to be kept for the nation that gave us sweet lady liberty’s flame Outro And I may be long from that land, and that life But I’ve carried it with me all my days and with all my might Because I’ll never forget the sounds, the vibrations, the thunder of bullets, and screams of Ranger friends Who never made it home to see their families again and didn’t grow to be old men I’m everything I am because those Rangers led the way and died for me that day