Michael Grande Polacco

Lyrics

"DADDY'S BOY" (4:55)

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I remember when you were born
You weighed seven pounds and three
And everyone who shook my hand
Said you looked just like me
Your mom and I were so proud
As you grew up brave and strong
She said you're a Daddy's Boy
And she was never wrong

We'd take a boat out fishing
Get sunburned, tired and sore
But we'd hang in an extra hour
To catch one more

In '69, you turned five-years-old
I went to Viet Nam
A young Marine, First Force Recon
Serving Uncle Sam

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The night I left, how we cried
And your Mom said she loved me so
You gave me a small salute you said
Daddy, I want to go

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In a place called Chu Lai
Is where I lost my life
Alone your Mom would raise you up
Lord, she won the prize

And I watched over you
In all your growing years
From football scars, to fixing cars
And graduation tears

And then one day I saw you
In Marine Corps green
Going off to fight
A terrorist regime

Your wife stood alone this time
As she cried upon your shoulder
You said Babe, I've got to go
And you kissed her as you told her

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I watched you save a life my son
I watched it from above
I've never been so proud of you
I've never felt such love

And if it's God's will to take your life
Your Mama would understand
She raised you up to do what's right
And leave it in God's hands

And there are those who cannot
Understand the things we do
We are the young Americans
The proud and the few

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And in Heaven there's a choir
Of soldiers who have died
Those who stood in harm's way
So freedom would survive

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She was never wrong
She was never wrong
Never wrong
She was never wrong