Big & Rich Miscellaneous 8th Of November He said goodbye to his momma As he left South Dakota To fight for the Red, White, and Blue He was 19 in 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 sargeant said, "Look up ahead" And like a dark, evil cloud 1,200 came down on him and 29 more They fought for their lives But most of them died In the 173rd Airborne (Chorus) 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 hes 58 And his ponytails grey But the battle still plays in his head He limps when he walks, But hes strong when he talks About the shrapnel they left in leg He puts on a grey suit Over his airborne tattoo He ties it on one time a year And remembers the fallen, As he orders a tall one And swallows it down with his tears (Chorus) 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 Saw the eagle fly, Through a clear, blue sky 1965 (Chorus) 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 (Chorus) 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 The 8th of November The 8th of November He said goodbye to his momma As he left South Dakota To fight for the Red, White, and Blue He was 19 in green with a new M-16 Just doin' what he had to do |
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