| You get up at the break of dawn
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| Didn’t sleep all night long
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| With the sound of death and gunfire in your ears
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| A world away from the ones you love
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| You’re fighting for all of us
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| You put it all on the line until the smoke clears
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| We understand your sacrifice
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| Appreciate that you paid the price
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| And we know our freedom don’t come free
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| You fall in — stand ready
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| Hang tough — Hold Steady
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| Stand tall — fire when ready
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| Do what you have to do
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| And Hold Steady
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| Wide awake in the dead of night
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| Locked and loaded & ready to fight
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| Got a picture of the girl back home
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| Right next to your heart
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| It might feel like you’re all alone
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| But there’s a nation behind you
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| That’s holding on
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| Because you got the guts
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| To keep it from falling apart
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| We won’t forget what you gave away
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| So we can live to see better days
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| And we know our freedom don’t come free
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| You fall in — stand ready
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| Hang tough — Hold Steady
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| Stand tall — fire when ready
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| Do what you have to do
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| And Hold Steady |