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The Snow White Rows Of Arlington

composed by Hugh Prestwood (2011); performed by Sammy Kershaw


    There are a lot of perfect reasons
    To never fight another war
    There are a lot of perfect questions
    As to what's worth fighting for
    There are a lot of perfect fools
    Who refuse to read the writing on the wall

    But the truth is there are people
    Who have made it crystal clear
    That it is their holy mission
    To destroy all we hold dear
    And they are busily out searching
    For the fire to make this towering nation fall

    Now we can just sit back and wait
    Until they spill more precious blood
    Or we can seek these cowards out
    And nip their slaughter in the bud

    Adios, sweet home and family
    I'm off to fight a war that must be won
    You'll know why I'm going
    When you see the snow white rows of Arlington

    Every blade of grass is sacred
    Every headstone is a shrine
    To somebody who was willing
    To put existence on the line
    The liberty we take for granted
    Was purchased with their patriotic lives

    Are their sleeping spirits restless?
    Do they listen for the sound
    Of the mustering of armies
    To defend their hallowed ground?
    Will we rise to the occasion
    To ensure their legacy survives?

    Though the willows blow soft breezes
    They are whispering my name
    Asking did they die for nothing?
    Aren't I the keeper of the flame?

    Adios, sweet home and family
    Wave goodbye to your Louisiana son
    You'll know why I'm leaving
    When you see the snow white rows of Arlington

    Adios, sweet home and family
    Wave goodbye to your Louisiana son
    And if it be my fate, you'll find me
    Proudly sleeping in the snow white rows —
    When you see the snow white rows of Arlington.





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