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I never thought that this is where I'd settle down, |
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I thought I'd die an old man back in my hometown, |
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They gave me this plot of land, me and some other men, for a job well done, |
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There's a big white house sits on a hill just up the road, |
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The man inside he cried the day they brought me home, |
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They folded up a flag and told my mom and dad, we're proud of your son |
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And I'm proud to be on this peaceful piece of property, |
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I'm on sacred ground and I'm in the best of company, |
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I'm thankful for those thankful for the things I've done, |
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I can rest in peace, I'm one of the chosen ones, I made it to Arlington |
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I remember daddy brought me here when I was eight, |
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We searched all day to find out where my granddad lay, |
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And when we finally found that cross, |
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He said, "son this is what it cost to keep us free" Now here I am, |
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A thousand stones away from him, |
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He recognized me on the first day I came in, |
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And it gave me a chill when he clicked his heels, and saluted me. |
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And I'm proud to be on this peaceful piece of property, |
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I'm on sacred ground and I'm in the best of company, |
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I'm thankful for those thankful for the things I've done, |
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I can rest in peace, I'm one of the chosen ones, I made it to Arlington |
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And everytime I hear twenty-one guns, |
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I know they brought another hero home to us |
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We're thankful for those thankful for the things we've done, |
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We can rest in peace, 'cause we are the chosen ones, |
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We made it to arlington, yea dust to dust, |
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Don't cry for us, we made it to arlington |
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