My daddy was a soldier in a foreign war
But he doesn't like to talk about it any more
He kept a picture of my mama right by his heart
He'd give it one last look before the fighting would start
He said all I ask is that you don't forget
Cause the wars not over when the fighting ends
There's a part of me that will always be
Just a boy in a hole with an M-16
Airborne ranger infantry
I left my best friend lying in a pool of blood
While I crawled away through the brush and mud
If I could choose to go back again
I'd die lying there next to him
I still see his face when I close my eyes
As I won't forget his sacrifice
There's a part of me that will always be
Just a boy in a hole with an M-16
Airborne ranger infantry
Oh, oh
Oh, woah
Oh, oh, yeah
I didn't do it for the money didn't do it for fame
I didn't do it so the world would remember my name
I did it for my family and my country,
And my brothers who died right next to me.