[Verse 1]
Roll call
They say his name
The room goes still
One empty seat
One folded note on the windowsill
He used to joke
Trip on his boots
Light up the hall
Now it's just echoes
And a dog that waits by the wall
[Chorus]
He's gone
Just a memory now
Hot tears roll
I don't know how
To stand here straight when I think of you
Flag draped tight in red
White
Blue
Guarding the gates for the chosen few
My brother
My blood
One of the twenty-two
[Verse 2]
Kitchen light
Coffee gone cold in his favorite cup
Photo on the fridge
Shows that crooked grin
All beat up
He came back different
Smiled with his mouth
Not with his eyes
Said he was "fine"
Then drowned alone in a bed of lies
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
Damn
I wish I'd stayed on that call
Heard the break in your voice
The fall
Now I talk to a stone in the morning rain
"Rest easy
Man
I'll carry your name"
[Chorus]