(Verse 1) I was a young man, small-town Georgia, Lincoln Park was where I’m from Just a dreamer with a guitar and a prayer when my time had finally come Headed out for Parris Island, that place became my home Where the yellow footprints teach you that you're never quite alone Then the drill instructor shouted, "Get the hell off my bus!" "You gotta be forged just to be one of us!" (Verse 2) From the Halls of Montezuma to the decks upon the sea Through the air and on the frontline where the brave desire to be With my rifle in my hand, and the stars up in the sky For all of America, I took my stand and looked the horizon in the eye Talk about the service, talk about the price we pay Stepping up to answer when they call us out to fray (Chorus) We all sacrificed blood, sweat, and tears For the country that we love through the doubts and the fears America the beautiful, the land we served with pride For the love of our brothers and sisters that we carry inside We gladly march into the fight 'Cause freedom is what we fight for in the darkness and the night (Verse 3) It’s the uniform you wear, whether camo, white, or blue It's the promise that you made to keep the red and white true From the deserts of the middle east to rolling ocean waves We carry home the memories of the fallen and the brave (Bridge) Army boots in the mud, sailors cutting through the foam Airmen looking from above, Marines charging right on home Different patches on the shoulder, but a single beating heart Nothing in this world could ever tear our bond apart (Chorus) We all sacrificed blood, sweat, and tears For the country that we love through the doubts and the fears America the beautiful, the land we served with pride For the love of our brothers that we carry inside We gladly march into the fight 'Cause freedom is what we fight for in the darkness and the night (Outro) Yeah, in the darkness and the night... Lincoln Park boy, standing tall. For the flag, for the home, for us all. (Fade out on a steady marching , acoustic strum)
