Big & Rich - 8th Of November - Veteran's Day Video Marathon

The sixth video in our Veteran's Day Video Marathon is Big & Rich's 8th of November. If you're not familiar with this song, click here to read about the song and the battle it references. Said goodbye to his mammaAs he left South DakotaTo fight for the Red, White, and Blue.He was nineteen and green with a new M-16Just doing what he had to do.He was dropped in the jungleWhere the choppers would rumbleWith the smell of napalm in the air.And the sergeant said, "Look up ahead"Like a dark, evil cloud1,200 came downon him and 29 more.They fought for their livesBut most of them diedIn the 173rd Airborne.(Chorus)On the 8th of November,The angels were cryingAs they carried his brothers away.With the fire raining downAnd the Hell all aroundThere were few men left standing that day.Saw the eagle fly,Through a clear, blue sky1965, the 8th of November.Now he's fifty-eightAnd his ponytail's greyBut the battle still plays in his head.He limps when he walks,But he's strong when he talksAbout the shrapnel they left in his leg.He puts on a grey suitOver his Airborne tattooAnd He ties it on one time a yearAnd remembers the fallen,As he orders a tall oneAnd swallows it down with his tears.(Chorus)On the 8th of November,The angels were cryingAs they carried his brothers away.With the fire raining downAnd the Hell all aroundThere were few men left standing that day.Saw the eagle fly,Through a clear, blue sky1965, the 8th of November.Saw the eagle fly,Through a clear, blue sky1965.(Chorus)On the 8th of November,The angels were cryingAs they carried his brothers away.With the fire raining downAnd the Hell all aroundThere were few men left standing that day.(Chorus)On the 8th of November,The angels were cryingAs they carried his brothers away.With the fire raining downAnd the Hell all around,There were few men left standing that day.Saw the eagle fly,Through a clear, blue sky1965, the 8th of November.The 8th of NovemberThe 8th of NovemberHe said goodbye to his mammaAs he left South DakotaTo fight for the Red, White, and Blue.He was nineteen and green with a new M-16Just doing what he had to do.Happy Veteran's Day!Follow Us: