The Greatest Generation

Twenty one guns fired in unison on the days We laid them in the ground And to have them each call me their grandson I was lucky and I'm proud One left school at only 13 The other Paris Island strong The greatest generations almost gone May their legacy live on They weren't scared to stand and fight Helped teach me wrong from right when I was young They'd give the shirt off of their back and half of what they had Just to help someone Brokaw got it right On a news cast late one night And I'll back his words without hesitation We owe a lot to those who fought and died The greatest generation I watched them work up to their dying days without A can't do attitude Full of love and life and country pride Well that's something, just something that you do They put their families first Weren't scared of hard work Showed those they loved undying dedication There'll never be another group of souls Like the greatest generation They weren't scared to stand and fight Helped teach me wrong from right when I was young They'd give the shirt off of their back and half of what they had Just to help someone Brokaw got it right On a news cast late one night And I'll back his words without hesitation We owe a lot to those who fought and died The greatest generation Neither one would say they'd have been those men without The women in their lives Standing by them through thick and thin as they Also sacrificed They did their part while they were gone To keep a house a home To provide for the needs of a nation There'll never be another group I know Like the greatest generation We owe them all so much appreciation The greatest generation