May No Soldier Go Unloved

[Verse 1]
Flag on the mailbox
Name on a stone
Pictures in a hallway
Empty boots by the phone
Mama at the window
Coffee gone cold
Talking to a silence
That used to come home
[Chorus]
May no soldier go unloved
May no soldier walk alone
May no soldier be forgotten
When the battle’s done and dust has blown
May no soldier be left behind
When they come back, tired and worn
We’ll be the arms, we’ll be the light
When they return home (oh yeah)
[Verse 2]
Crowd at the airport
Cheers start to rise
He smiles for a moment
But there’s rain in his eyes
He’s carried more than baggage
From a place far away
He needs more than a handshake
He needs somewhere to stay
[Chorus]
May no soldier go unloved
May no soldier walk alone
May no soldier be forgotten
When the battle’s done and dust has blown
May no soldier be left behind
When they come back, tired and worn
We’ll be the arms, we’ll be the light
When they return home
[Bridge]
It’s a seat at the table
It’s a call late at night
It’s listening through the stories
Till the dark turns light
If they stood there for all of us
We can stand for them now
Hand on a shoulder
Heart in a vow (oh)
[Chorus]
May no soldier go unloved
May no soldier walk alone
May no soldier be forgotten
When the battle’s done and dust has blown
May no soldier be left behind
When they come back, tired and worn
We’ll be the arms, we’ll be the light
We’ll bring them home, bring them home
May no soldier be left behind
When they return home

country, Heartfelt country ballad with male vocals, gentle acoustic guitar and soft piano under verses; warm pedal steel swells and subtle fiddle answering lines. Chorus blooms with stacked harmonies and steady brushes on snare, bass sitting deep and supportive. Intimate first verse, then a lift in the final chorus with ad-libs and held notes for a teary, arms-around-shoulders singalong moment., male vocals, emotional, heartfelt