[Guitar Intro] [Spoken Intro — Light Drums Underneath] We were only 18, when we answered the call. Oh how we watched, the mighty fall. But we kept our heads and moved ahead. Remembering what… our sergeant said. [Verse 1] We landed on the beach, just how we planned. It was kinda rough crossing that sand. Then through the gunfire, we heard him say, “Think of home, boys”—then he knelt to pray. [Verse 2] I saw the boy who’d bunked below, Down in the sand, too hurt to go. I placed his arm around my neck, Dragging him away from the burning wreck. [Pre-Chorus] With trembling hands and his head bowed low, He whispered a prayer we’d never let go. [Chorus] We fight the fight, our fathers did, To bring back peace for all our kids. With faith in God, we move ahead, “We will never give up,” is what he said. [Melodic Guitar Solo — 16 Bars] [Bridge — Pull Back to Clean Guitar and Light Drums] Last Sunday, my grandson sat by me, His bare feet swinging off the porch seat. He asked, “Granddad, were you scared back then?” I said, “I was, son. So were the other men.” [Verse 3] The boy I carried through the sand Came by last spring and shook my hand. His granddaughter raced him to my door, And I thought, “That’s what we fought for.” [Final Chorus — Full Band, Rachel and Johnny Join Ace] We fight the fight, our fathers did, To bring back peace for all our kids. With faith in God, we move ahead, “We will never give up,” is what he said. [Outro — Spoken, Opening Guitar Returns] The years have passed, my grandson’s grown. He wears that uniform like it’s his own. Sharp as a tack, he raised his head. “Grandpa, I remember what… your sergeant said.” [Final Guitar Chord Rings Out]
