He puts on a gray suit over his Airborne tattoo
On him and 29 more
Saw the eagle fly through a clear blue sky
And swallows it down with his tears
To fight for the Red, White and Blue
With the fire rainin' down and the hell all around
8th of November
As they carried his brothers away
They fought for their lives but most of them died
"Greater love hath no man than to lay down his life for a friend"}
But the battle still plays in his head
There were few men left standin' that day
As they carried his brothers away
On the 8th of November, the angels were cryin'
'Bout the shrapnel they left in his leg
Was the first livin' black man since the Spanish-American War
1965
Then the sergeant said, "Look up ahead"
To receive the United States Medal of Honor
With the fire rainin' down and the hell all around
The guy who gave Big Kenny his top hat
As they carried his brothers away
Saw the eagle fly through a clear blue sky
Just doin' what he had to do
On the 8th of November, the angels were cryin'
Now he's 58 and his pony tail's gray
Said goodbye to his Momma as he left South Dakota
To fight for the Red, White and Blue
{Our friend, Nialls Harris, retired 25 years, United States Army
With the smell of napalm in the air
On the 8th of November, the angels were cryin'
{Severely wounded and riskin' his own life, Lawrence Joll, a medic
1965, the 8th of November
Forty-eight American soldiers lost their lives that day}
This song is his story}
Saw the eagle fly through a clear blue sky
(1965)
There were few men left standin' that day
For savin' so many lives in the midst of battle that day}
1965, the 8th of November
He was nineteen and green with a new M-16
He was nineteen and green with a new M-16
Said goodbye to his momma as he left South Dakota
He limps when he walks but he's strong when he talks
(8th of November)
He was dropped in the jungle
And remembers that fallen as he orders a tall one
{Caught in the action of 'kill or be killed'
Saw the eagle fly through a clear blue sky
Where the choppers would rumble
There were few men left standin' that day
There were few men left standin' that day
Was one of the wounded who lived
In the 173rd Airborne
With the fire rainin' down and the hell all around
On the 8th of November, the angels were cryin'
And he ties it on one time a year
As they carried his brothers away
With the fire rainin' down and the hell all around
1965, the 8th of November
Like a dark evil cloud, 1200 came down
