Billy Ray Cyrus Lyrics
"Nineteen"

Nineteen.
Number on his back voted captain of his high school football team.
Took us all the way to state,
got a scholarship to play down in Tennessee.
Said he could run, he could duck,
he could throw, he could go like you never seen.
Nineteen.

On the day those twin towers came down his whole world turned around.
Told them all "Y'all we can't play ball there's a war on now"
So he marched right in with a few good men and joined the Marines
Nineteen.

He's a boy next door
He might have carried your bags at the grocery store
Now he's somebody's son and holding a gun in some foreign land
Trying to hold on to his American dream
Nineteen.

There's a sniper out there in the dark somewhere, and a soldier down.
We need someone who can run, who can duck and go get him out.
They'd say one good man who raise his hand take one for the team.
How 'bout you nineteen.

He's a boy next door
He might have carried your bags at the grocery store
Now he's somebody's son and holding a gun in some foreign land
Trying to hold on to his American dream
Nineteen.

Brought him home today with a big parade down on main street.
Gave him a purple heart, a silver star, a soldier gave a speech.
Said he could run, he could duck,
he could throw, he's the one who rescued me
Said he could have played for Tennessee.
Number nineteen...
He was nineteen.