50,000 Names
 

50,000 Names

There's Teddy Bears
And High School Rings
Old Photographs
That Mamas bring

The Daddies with their young Boys
Playing Ball.

There's Combat Boots
That he used to wear
When he was sent
Over there

There's 50,000 Names
Carved in the Wall

There's Cigarettes
And there's Cans of Beer
And Notes that say
I miss you Dear

And Children who don't
Say anything at all

There's Purple Hearts
And Packs of Gum
Fatherless Daughters
And fatherless Sons

And there's 50,000 Names
Carved in the Wall

They come from all across this Land
In Pickup Trucks and Mini Vans
Searching for that Boy from long ago

They scan the Wall and find his Name
And Teardrops fall like pouring Rain
And silently they leave a Gift and go

There's Stars of David
And Rosary Beads
And Crucifixion Figurines

And Flowers of all Colors
Large and small

There's a Boy Scout Badge
And a Merit Pin

Little American Flags
Waving in the Wind

And there's 50,000 Names
Carved in the Wall.


There's 50,000 Names
Carved in the Wall
 

( Written By Jamie O'Hara )

 (  Final Arrangement By  Ray Pfob )