Tom: G
Introdução:
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There's teddy bears and high school rings
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And old photographs that mommas bring
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The daddies with their young boys playing ball
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There's combat boots that he used to wear
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When he was sent over there
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There's 50,000 names carved in the wall
There's cigarettes and there's cans of beer
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And notes that say I miss you dear
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And children who don't say anything at all
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There's purple hearts and packs of gum
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Fatherless daughters and fatherless sons
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And there's 50,000 names carved in the wall
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They come from all across this land
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In pickup trucks and mini-vans
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Searching for a boy from long ago
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They scan the wall and find his name
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The tear drops fall like pouring rain
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And silently they leave a gift and go
There stars of David and Rosary beads
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And crucifixion figurines
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And flowers of all colors large and small
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There's a boy scout badge and a merit pin
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Little American flags waving in the wind
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And there's 50,000 names carved in the wall
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There's 50,000 names carved in the wall