The Maple Street Project: Music & Lyrics
Hail To the Chief (Part II)
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2006-11
R. Littman (SmallGuitar Publishing, BMI)
Says he knows the reason why
He shoulders powder and steel
There because they told him so
And he may have to die.
He does it for the motherland
To keep us safe and dry
And to save our way of life
Before it goes awry.
Hail to the burning sky
Hail to the thieves Hail to the running lie
Hail to the chief
He’s scared but brave, duty calls
He knows what must be done
In the line of smoke and fury
He aims and shoots the gun.
There is no place for frightened stares
Just orders from the top
Pushes on, always aware
Some point he’ll have to stop
Thinks about the lives been lost
And empty frozen stares
Wonders if it’s worth the cost
This endless river of tears
I can't hear you
I can’t reach you
I can’t feel you I can’t touch you