文本歌词

8th Of November (Radio Edit) - Big & Rich
Said goodbye to his momma
As he left South Dakota
To fight for the Red White and Blue
He was nineteen and green with a new M-16
Just doin' what he had to do
He was dropped in the jungle
Where the choppers would rumble
With the smell of napalm in the air
Then the sergeant said 'Look up ahead'
Like a dark evil cloud 1200 came down
On him and 29 more
They fought for their lives
But most of them died
In the 173rd Airborne
On the 8th of November
The angels were cryin'
As they carried his brothers away
With the fire rainin' down
And the hell all around
There were few men left standin' that day
Saw the eagle fly through a clear blue sky
1965 the 8th of November
Now he's 58 and his pony tail's gray
But the battle still plays in his head
He limps when he walks
But he's strong when he talks
'Bout the shrapnel they left in his leg
He puts on a gray suit
Over his Airborne tattoo
And he ties it on one time a year
And remembers that fallen
As he orders a tall one
And swallows it down with his tears
On the 8th of November
The angels were cryin'
As they carried his brothers away
With the fire rainin' down
And the hell all around
There were few men left standin' that day
Saw the eagle fly through a clear blue sky
1965 the 8th of November
8th of November
(8th of November)
Said goodbye to his Momma
As he left South Dakota
To fight for the Red White and Blue
He was nineteen and green with a new M-16
Just doin' what he had to do