50,000 Names
Words and music by Jamie O'Hara
[C] There's Teddy Bears and High School rings
[F] And old photographs that Mama's bring
[C] And Daddies with their young boys playing [G7] ball
[C] There's combat boots - he used to wear
[F] When he was sent over there
[C] And there's 50,000 [G7] Names carved in THE [C] WALL.
There's cigarettes and cans of beer
And notes that say: "I miss you, dear."
And children who don't say anything at all
There's Purple Hearts and packs of gum
Fatherless daughters and fatherless sons
And there's 50,000 Names carved in THE WALL.
[F] They come from all across this land
[C] In pick-up trucks and mini-vans
[G7] Searchin' for a boy from long a-[C] go [C7]
[F] They scan THE WALL and find his name
[C] Teardrops fall like pouring rain
[G7] And silently they leave their gift and [C] go. [G7] ...
There's Stars of David and Rosary Beads
And Crucifixion Figurines
And flowers of all colors, large and small
There's a Boy Scout Badge and a Merit Pin
Little American flags wavin' in the wind
And there's 50,000 Names carved in THE WALL.
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