[Verse 1]
Sun comes up on a small-town street
Work boots, mud, and a worn-out seat
Flags on porches, hands on hearts
Some folks gave what set us apart
Saw your name on a bronze-plated wall
Thought of the ones who answered the call
The ones who ran toward the fire
So the rest of us could climb a little higher
[Pre-Chorus]
So when the day gets loud
And the whole world bends
I tip my cap
To where freedom begins
[Chorus]
Thank a veteran each and every day
(Thank a veteran)
They are the reason you can live life your way
(Live it your way)
Damn the politics and the haters of the USA
This is our country and it's gonna stay that way
(Stay that way)
[Verse 2]
Mama taught me to shake that hand
Look a hero in the eyes and stand
Not every badge is stitched in cloth
Some got scars that time can't wash off
Back home late in the harvest glow
There's a debt that the whole world knows
Paid in boots and paid in blood
Paid so we can raise our kids up
[Pre-Chorus]
So I sing it out
From the county line
What we hold dear
Was bought in time
[Chorus]
Thank a veteran each and every day
(Thank a veteran)
They are the reason you can live life your way
(Live it your way)
Damn the politics and the haters of the USA
This is our country and it's gonna stay that way
(Stay that way)
[Bridge]
For the ones who came back changed
For the names carved deep in rain
For the quiet ones still holding on
We say your sacrifice lives on
[Final Chorus]
Thank a veteran each and every day
(Thank a veteran)
They are the reason you can live life your way
(Live it your way)
Damn the politics and the haters of the USA
This is our country and it's gonna stay that way
(Stay that way)
Thank a veteran each and every day
(Thank a veteran)
This is our country and it's gonna stay that way
(Stay that way)
MichaelCotton
