[Verse 1] You gave him that bark, that grin That helmet and a grin Made chaos feel like home With every line you threw Red tape, broken fences Boots on painted ground You turned a wild old soldier Into a sound we knew [Pre-Chorus] And every charge still rings Across the map in flames We hear you in the laughter We hear you call the names [Chorus] Rick May, we salute you Rick May, we remember you You made that rocket sing You made the whole world ring Rick May, we salute you Rick May, we carry you Through every loud last stand Your voice still fills our hands (Rick May) [Verse 2] From dusty training yards To every frantic fight You gave him stubborn thunder And a kind of battle light Even when the war was over Your echo stayed alive In every shouted warning In every “move!” and drive [Pre-Chorus] And every charge still rings Across the map in flames We hear you in the laughter We hear you call the names [Chorus] Rick May, we salute you Rick May, we remember you You made that rocket sing You made the whole world ring Rick May, we salute you Rick May, we carry you Through every loud last stand Your voice still fills our hands (Rick May) [Bridge] Now the field is quiet But not the way of pain It’s full of old good memories Cut through by summer rain A stubborn, fearless father A voice that wouldn’t fade Still marching in our heartbeat Still here in what you made [Final Chorus] Rick May, we salute you Rick May, we remember you You made that rocket sing You made the whole world ring Rick May, we salute you Rick May, we carry you Through every loud last stand Your voice still fills our hands Rick May, we salute you Rick May, we remember you And when the battle calls We answer through it all (Rick May)
