We Were There

I asked my grandpa's best friend today

As we were leaving, a good man's wake

What kept your buddies for so many years?

He said son, we were there

We were there, we were the sons of liberty

Fought side by side on the sands of Normandy

When duty called, him and I, we did our share

Yes son, we were there

See, we were brothers, brothers in arms

From the battlefield back to neighbors on the farm

You had to be there son, to really understand

What it means to serve your fellow man

We were there when Martin Luther had his dream

We were there, saw JFK heard the silent scream

We were there for our sons in Vietnam

We were there for this great land

There was the day, liberty cried

We saw the towers crashing down

As three thousand heroes died

We stood as one, never to fear

Yes son, we were there

And now you lay there under red, white and blue

Your voice is still, but I can still hear you

Saying we were there, we were the sons of liberty

For America, home of the brave, land of the free

When duty called, you and I, we did our share

Yes we did, yes we did

We were there on 9/11, they attacked

We were there, Afghanistan and for Iraq

We were there, and I'd say we got 'em back

Yes son, we were there

Yeah old friend, we were there