Billy Ray Cyrus - Nineteen

Nineteen.
Number on his back voted captain of his high school football Team.
Took us all the way to states got a scholarship to play down in Tennessee.
Said he could run, he could duck, he could throw, he can go like You never seen
nineteen.

On the day those twin towers came down his whole World turned around.
Told them all y’all we can’t play ball theirs a war on Now.
So he marched right in with a few good men and joined the Marines
Nineteen.

He’s a boy next door
he may of carried your bags at the grocery Store
now he’s somebody’s son holding a gun in some foreign land
trying to Hold on to his American damn dream
nineteen.

Theirs a sniper out there in The dark somewhere, and a soldier down.
We need someone who can run, and Duck to get him out.
Answered one good man who raised his hand take one for The team.
How ’bout you nineteen.

He’s a boy next door
he may of carried Your bags at the grocery store
now he’s somebody’s son holding a gun in Some foreign land
trying to hold on to his American damn dream
nineteen.

Brought him home today with a big parade down on main street.
Gave him a Purple heart a silver star soldier gave a speech.
Said he could run he Could duck he could throw he was the one who rescued me.
Said he could of Played for Tennessee.
Number nineteen he was nineteen.