United States Marine
I'm tougher than any tool, and
better than any machine, I'm
not some gun carrying fool, I'm
a United States Marine. I won't
bend and I won't break, I'm here
until the end, whatever it takes.
All I need are my friends and my
gun, 'cause I'm gonna be here till
my cause is done. I don't do it for
the glory, I don't do it for the pay,
I do it so the ones I love can live
free another day.
I'm the first one in and the last one
out, I'm reliant on my friends, trusting
without doubt. Now I'm out here on
my own, remembering the ones I left
at home. I could be a mother or a
daughter, a father or a son, for all
you know I could be anyone.
I'm not like the rest, I won't go down
clutching my chest, I'm a marine, the
best of the best. I'm out here now, with
my comrades, remembering our loved
ones, and the memories had.
I'm walking tonight through a desert, or
a swamp, I won't complain and I won't
whine, but I'm still wondering how you take
for granted all your free time. I protect your
right to protest in the street, only to watch
how you stand against me.
I risk my life, so you can live yours, and you
call me a murderer, and then a hero when it's
my body that hits the floor. All the places I've
been, and all the things I've seen, make me
proud to say I'm a marine.
You may not like me, for what I stand you may
disagree, yet I'll give my life for you, and you
don't even support me. I feel no sorrow, and no
shame, only anger, for my loved ones pain. I'm
willing and ready to open the door, knowing I
may end up dead on the floor.
But I'm not afraid to die, all that means is I
gave my life. And though my body may be
dead and gone, through the gates of heaven.
my soul lives on.
Copyright © Zack Seals | Year Posted 2008
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