A MARINE

Their last day together 

Still haunted him

Tears rushing from her eyes

Hair blowing in the wind

The way she collapsed 

Into her Daddy's arms

Made him sick with hurt

As he left the farm

~~~*Chorus*~~~

He had a drive to do the right thing

Keep his Country free

He left home a farm boy

They made him a Marine

~~*~~

It's a life for a Man

No more Country Boy

Iraq his destination

When he was deployed

He slid her pretty picture

Deep in his pack

With a letter in case

He didn't make it back

Where he grew up

He trusted everyone

Now he couldn't be sure 

Who the enemy was

But he had nine men

To protect his back

And he would die for them

If it came down to that

~~~*Lyrical Bridge*~~~

"Semper Fidelis" is a Latin phrase

"Always Faithful" or "Loyal"

It's defined both ways 

If fighting didn't claim him

And he made it home

She'd have a true Marine

To always call her own

~~*~~

~~~*Chorus*~~~

He had a drive to do the right thing

Keep his Country free

He left home a farm boy

They made him a Marine

~~*~~

He died fighting for us

Safe here in the States

Lived through years of Hell

Made sure it stayed that way

The letter said, "Do not weep for me

Live the life I died for, but remember me

I always loved you, will forever be...

 A Marine"

~~*~~

Teresa Lynn Johnson

Wrdspnr@aol.com
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