The Veteran Songs: #2.

Boots by the door

Dust on the floor

Same old frame leaning on the wall

You’re halfway gone

Halfway home

Reading every name you can’t recall

You’ve seen the fire

You’ve seen the fear

You’ve learned what a promise can do

But through the noise and the nights out there

You held on to a picture of them

Even when it’s wars

You know there’s the family to come back to (oh-oh)

Every scar you carry

Is another way you’re standing for them

’Cause you believe that veterans like yourselves are heroes

Every breath

Every step that you move

You will keep defending their legacy

Like somebody once did for you

Table set late

One empty chair

Flag folded tight on the mantlepiece

You talk soft

But you stand tall

Living out the prayers they never cease

You light a flame

Say their names

You don’t let the stories fade through

Every laugh

Every quiet tear

Is a little thank you

So here’s to the ones who never made it home

And the ones who still fight when they feel alone

You’ll hold the line

You’ll keep the truth

’Til the new kids know what you went through (oh-oh)

You’re home now. You’re safe now. With a loving, caring and understanding family, thats been waiting with hearts heavy and the thoughts you wouldn’t have made it through.

This is your life, This is your blood, tears and memories, and they all lead to your war buddies and the world you fought for. Now it’s just a life to fill with your family and to honor your legacy and honor your war buddies.

The time for rest and the peace of home has come, but you still remember those who fell, the ones that didn’t make back home with you. You will never forget the sacrifices made and the brave men and women of the fallen.

So Heres to you and the ones that gave their lives protecting your countries. And to the ones that did make home, by your side and by your family with their family.

So Yes, You are safe, you are here, your legacy and your fallen squad members legacies will live on, some in history but most in graves and in smaller communities.

The moral of this? IS THAT YOU HOME! WELCOME HOME, Veterans! We will never forget you, and that is all that matters.