lyrics
The stars out tonight won't leave me alone
I can't help but wonder just what he had known
The stories he told by the look in his eyes
Said more than he had to of so many lives
The only time he spoke of the war time at all,
He spoke of his brothers in arms who gave their all
He said, "They call me a hero back home, but all I feel is alone."
"All of the heroes I've known have their names engraved in a stone."
He said, "Hey, I'm no hero"
"For the love of the place I call home"
"Hey, I'm no hero"
"They died, I'm the one who made it home"
"Keep their memory always alive, close to the heart, and these heroes will survive."
The day he had left to go over the seas
He saw all the fear and the fight within me
He said "It's alright, we're gonna be fine"
"We're in this together, come rain or come shine,"
Come hell or high water or hot desert sun
We promised each other that we'd never run.
We'd already won.
He never made it back home, but I made sure he didn't die alone
He was the best man that I've ever known. I won't believe all that's left is a stone
He said, "Hey, I'm no hero"
As if he never knew
I said, "Hey, you're MY hero"
He said "I will always be with you"
I hold the memory buried somewhere safe inside
Close to my heart where all my heroes will survive
Hey, for all our heroes
Both in and out of our time
For those who made the choice,
Those who bravely faced the climb
Hey, we call them heroes
They proved nothing's greater than
To give your life for country
And for your fellow man
When you go home, tell everyone and say,
"For our tomorrow, they gave their today"
credits
from
Flight Plan,
track released January 25, 2011
Music and lyrics Copyright 2010 Frank R. Serafine and Grace M. Thomson.
Additional vocals by Grace Thomson.
Clarinet - Ian Henderson
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