They Were There - Granger Smith

We were here blowin' out birthday cakes

Ridin' our bikes, jumpin' in lakes

Feelin' butterflies on our first dates

And stealin' our old man’s beer

We were here back home in the home of the brave

But the brave ain’t home, they’re an ocean away

Doin' their job and keepin' us safe

While we were here

They were there, fightin' back on the front lines

Strappin' up their boots before the sunrise

Keepin' their mamas up all night in fear

They were there in the name of a hometown

Of a last name that was passed down

Every day, every night, every moment we were here

They were there

They were there

We were here sayin' the Pledge of Allegiance

Repeatin' those words, not knowin' their meanin'

Takin' for granted all our freedoms

In the land of the free

We were here bitchin' bout minimum wage

Splittin' ourselves into red and blue states

And still sat down, hot food on the plate

Yeah, while we were here

They were there, fightin' back on the front lines

Strappin' up their boots before the sunrise

Keepin' their mamas up all night in fear

They were there in the name of a hometown

Of a last name that was passed down

Every day, every night, every moment we were here

They were there

They were there

They were there

Givin' everything they got

They were there

Some came home in a pinewood box

With those stars and stripes on top

They were there, fightin' back on the front lines

Strappin' up their boots before the sunrise

Keepin' their mamas up all night in fear

They were there in the name of a hometown

Of a last name that was passed down

Every day, every night, every moment we were here

They were there

They were there

Ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh

Ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh

Ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh