THIS POEM IS FOR THE SOLDIERS
WHO STAND AND FIGHT TODAY
SO WE ALL CAN LIVE TOGETHER
AND LOOK FORWARD TO EACH DAY
I WANT TO THANK THEM
FOR EVERYTHING THEY'VE DONE
INCLUDING BATTLES LOST
BUT ESPECIALLY BATTLES WON
IF IT WEREN'T FOR SOLDIERS
WE ALL WOULD LIVE IN FEAR
BUT NOW THERE IS NO WORRY
BECAUSE A SOLDIERS ALWAYS NEAR
A SOLDIER ALWAYS STEPS FOWARD
STANDING THERE SO TALL
NO MATTER WHAT THE BATTLE IS
THAT SOLDIER FIGHTS FOR US ALL
NO MATTER WHO YOU ARE
THAT SOLDIER FIGHTS FOR YOU
WHY DOES HE STAND AND FIGHT YOU ASK
BECAUSE A SOLDIERS ALWAYS TRUE
I THANK ALL THE SOLDIERS
WHO FIGHT ACROSS THE SEAS
FOR FIGHTING FOR THEIR COUNTRY
AND KEEPING US ALL FREE
ALL YOU PEOPLE WHO DON'T APPRECIATE
WHAT OUR SOLDIERS HAVE DONE
I DON'T SEE YOU FIGHTING FOR YOU FREEDOM
BY DODGING BULLETS FOR A GUN
AN AMERICAN SOLDIER'S HEART
IS ALWAYS FULL OF PRIDE
SO SHOULD THEIR FAMILIES
EVEN IF THEIR SOLDIER DIED
THANK ALL THE SOLDIERS
WHO STAND TALL AND FIGHT
SO WE CAN WAKE UP EACH DAY
AND SLEEP PEACEFULLY THROUGH THE NIGHT