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Didn't know the boy but I had to go.
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knew his mom many years ago
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there were hundreds there and I was one
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come to pay respects to a fallen son.
D G
As I left my home I took my flag and
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I took my place on the towns main drag
G
There were little kids and bikers there
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for a single cause to show they care
D G
Thank you son for how you fought that day.
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Thank you Mom for the son you gave
G
The least I can do is let old glory wave
A D
as the tears rained down on your last parade.
D G
Grew up next-door to a friend of mine
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he played football offense line
D G
Had a real good job for several years
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and he felt the need to volunteer
D G
Thank you son for how you fought that day
A D
thank you Dad for the son you gave
G
the least I can do is let old glory wave
A D
as it tears running down on your last parade
D G
He married well on a summer day
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his anniversary was only weeks away
G
Now he's laid to rest by his grandpa's grave
A G D
as the veterans played amazing Grace
D G
On the other side of Heaven's Gate
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a horse rolled up with abrand-new saint
G
and another son had met him there for his first parade in his New town
D
Square
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Thank you son for what you did that day
A D
thank you's Lord for the son you gave
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the least I can do is let glory wave
A D
as we gather around for the last
parade