*(Guitar Solo - slow build)** **(Verse 1)** The sun comes up on a quiet street Where the coffee's hot and the morning's sweet Kids are walking to the school house door Not knowing what they're waiting for. But out where the ocean meets the sky There's a shadow moving, a watchful eye. From the desert heat to the frozen pine There's a thin blue line, there's a thin blue line. **(Chorus)** So here's to the men and the women in green and gray Who stands between the night and the breaking day. When the storm rolls in from a foreign shore They slam the gate, and they guard the door. With a badge on their chest and a flag on their sleeve They give us the freedom to laugh and to grieve. Yeah, the land of the free is only free Because of the ones holding back the sea. **(Verse 2)** Some wear the boots on a dusty track With a heavy ruck on a weary back. Some scan the radar in a tower high Watching eagles against the sky. Some walk the border through the brush and thorn From the dusk of eve to the break of morn. To face the dangers of foreign fights. They leave behind those Christmas lights They don't ask for glory, they don't seek a crown Just to keep the wolves from tearing us down. **(Chorus)** So here's to the men and the women in green and gray Who stands between the night and the breaking day. When the storm rolls in from a foreign shore They slam the gate, and they guard the door. With a badge on their chest and a flag on their sleeve They give us the freedom to laugh and to grieve. Yeah, the land of the free is only free Because of the ones holding back the sea. **(Bridge)** And for wives and kids who wait by the phone For a voice that sounds like it's coming home. For every empty chair at the dinner table tonight We owe them more than we can ever write. They traded their tomorrow for our today To keep all those foreign threats at bay. **(Guitar Solo - Soulful and Melodic, backed by a steady drum beat)** **(Verse 3)** So when you hear the anthem start to play Remember the price that was paid today. It ain't just words that are on paper or song It's the blood and the sweat of the brave and strong. From the coast to the coast, let the rumor spread Of living heroes that stand with the honored dead. **(Chorus)** Yeah, here's to the men and the women in green and gray Who stands between the night and the breaking day. When the storm rolls in from a foreign shore They slam the gate and they guard the door. With a badge on their chest and a flag on their sleeve They give us the freedom to laugh and to grieve. Yeah, the land of the free is only free Because of the ones holding back the sea, holding back the sea.. **(Outro)** Yeah, they're holding back the sea. So, Sleep easy tonight, America. They've got the watch. Yes, They've got the watch. (Fade out on a single acoustic strum)
