Corey Smith - Stand Our Ground Lyrics
Will you take me up to Rose HillWhen you lay my body lowWrap me in a flag, throw some flowers on the groundSay a few words then let me goThere's no need to defend my honorOr justify the life I gaveThere's no need for the pictures of my happy childhood therePlease don't pour salt upon my graveI knew long ago that I would be the oneTo brandish my sword should they beat those battle drumsI stood my ground, I stood for something worth falling forAsk my father to forgive meI know he didn't understandHe worked too hard for way too many yearsTo lose his only boy in a foreign sandNo doubt, he is angryNo doubt where he'll place the blameBut don't let him fall apart, Mama, don't let him go back to the pillsOnly time will ease the painI died a patriot, a soldier just like himFought like he taught me to, until the very endI stood my ground, I stood for something worth falling forTake my stripes and take my medalsTake my cross and these dog tags, tooPut 'em in a package and stain it with your tearsSend it up to Pennsylvania AvenueMy last regards to the man in chargeLet him know I served my country wellYeah, he was right behind me all the way to KandaharThe night my broken body fellDon't let a day go by without a peaceful prayerFor my brothers and my sisters still fighting over thereThey stand their ground, They stand for something worth falling for
