| Lyrics by Sam Bierstock, Music by John Melnick Music & Lyrics Copyright 2005 Lyrics Copyright 2003 * Quietly, you've all turned gray You did your job - you saved our way Our life and freedom you preserved We've thanked you less than you've deserved You never boasted, bragged, or asked For adulation for your past You did the job you knew was right And quietly, you cry at night For bodies maimed and comrades lost For sights beyond our furthest thoughts For what you've lived and felt and seen For what the cost of freedom means You leave us blessed with every breath That cost you arms and legs and death You won the worst and greatest war We owe you more, we owe you more Thank you for your wondrous feats For open speech and quiet streets For worship as we choose to pray For preservation of our way Before you go, we need to show That in your silence we still know What you accomplished and what you did For who we are and how we live So go with love from wives and sons And daughters - for a job well done From kids who've never seen a tank We give you thanks, we give you thanks Thank you for your wondrous feats For open speech and quiet streets For worship as we choose to pray For preservation of our way For homes and jobs and baseball games For many colors many names You saved our lives and we're still free From shining sea to shining sea Thank you, Thank you, Thank you Go in peace. |
* Copied as printed in The Pearl Harbor 65th Commenorative Ball and Silent Auction Program.
"Before You Go" Musical Tribute To Survivors Preformed by Jimmy Borges and The Matt Catingub Big Band.
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