The Final Reveille

Steel boots march
Dust in the air
Flags wave high
No time to spare
Heartbeat pounding
No room for fear
The cost of freedom
Always near

They rise
They fall
They give it all
Under the weight of the eagle's call
Gone too soon but standing tall
Honor in the ashes
They never crawl

Letters home
Ink smeared with pain
Promises made
Some never explained
Cold nights under a blood-red moon
Dreams of peace
Gone too soon

Who will carry the torch?
Who will bear the flame?

They rise
They fall
They give it all
Under the weight of the eagle's call
Gone too soon but standing tall
Honor in the ashes
They never crawl

Bullets fly
They hold the line
In the darkest hour
They shine
Brothers
Sisters
Side by side
In their sacrifice
We confide

Male vocalist, modern country