CAPO 2ND FRET
INTRO:
THERES TEDDY BEARS AND HIGH SCHOOL RINGS
AND OLD PHOTOGRAPHS THAT MOMMAS BRING
THERES DADDY S WITH THEIR YOUNG BOYS PLAYING BALL
THERES COMBAT BOOTS THAT HE USE TO WEAR
WHEN HE WAS SENT OVER THERE
THERES 50,000 NAMES CARVED IN THE WALL
THERES CIGARETTES AND CANS OF BEER
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AND NOTES THAT SAY "I MISS YOU DEAR"
AND CHILDREN WHO DONT SAY ANYTHING AT ALL
THERES PURPLE HEARTS AND PACKS OF GUM
FATHERLESS DAUGHTERS AND FATHERLESS SONS
THERES 50,000 NAMES CARVED IN THE WALL
THEY COME FROM ALL ACROSS THIS LANDS
IN PICK UP TRUCKS AND MINI VANS
SEARCHING FOR A BOY FROM LONG AGO
THEY SCAN THE WALL AND FIND HIS NAME
THEN TEARDROPS FALL LIKE POURING RAIN
AND SILENTLY THEY LEAVE A GIFT AND GO
KEY CHANGE UP 1/2 STEP TO 3RD FRET
THERE S STARS OF DAVID AND ROSERY BEADS
AND CRUCIFICTION FIGURINES
AND FLOWERS OF ALL COLORS LARGE AND SMALL
THERE S A BOY SCOUT BADGE AND A MERIT PIN
LITTLE AMERICAN FLAGS WAVING IN THE WIND
AND THERE S 50,000 NAMES CARVED IN THE WALL
AND THERE S 50,000 NAMES CARVED IN THE WALL