1. |
Lucky Man
03:25
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LUCKY MAN
Brian Ojalehto / James House
Born in Massachusetts
Boy from a small town
Felt like I needed to give something back
After the hammer came down
Joined the Marine Corp
Mama sure was proud didn’t quite understand
No choice but to grow up fast
I knew right then and there
I was a lucky man
Living in that dirty desert
Brothers by my side
Do it all again in a second
Regret never crossed my mind
Brothers you can trust when your life is on the line
Fighting in a foreign land
Even going through that hell
Here to tell you I’m a lucky man
When I got home i shut down
Wouldn’t let anybody in
Did the booze and the pills till they lost their thrill
Then I did em all over again
Met a good girl changed my world
Stayed by my side helped me to understand
She picks me up through the crawl and fall
Let me tell you y'all
I’m a lucky man
Hmm lucky man
Hmm luck man
I finally see the road out ahead of me
And a little bit around the bend
Never would have made it back this far
Without the family and friends
Any day above the grave stay grateful thats my plan
Through death and pain and almost going insane
I’m a lucky man
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2. |
Soul Talking
03:38
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SOUL TALKING
Justin Moreau / Darden Smith
Thirty one years, hard living
I didn’t get that silver spoon
I got struggle, shame and hardship
So much lies in ruin
I put those boots on trying to get away
To find myself, get a little pride
Came out broken, hooked on darkness
My demons came raging it was a downhill slide
I can hear my soul, my soul talking
Nighttime and the morning too
Telling me to keep, keep on walking
That’s my soul, soul talking
When you hit bottom it’s mighty lonely
It’s either choose living or go the other way
But there was love, always waiting
To pull me upright to a better day
I got a reason to keep on living
Spread a little peace of mind
Help my brothers, save a little time
That’s my soul, my soul talking
Nighttime and the morning too
That’s why I’m gonna keep, keep on walking
That’s my soul, soul talking
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3. |
Coming Down
02:58
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COMING DOWN
Manny Urizar / James House
Lighten up the night
Turn it into day
7 ton truck 1 niner 8
King of battle that was my gun
Baddest mother you know whats under the sun
Steel rain and that thunder sound
Better run for cover cause its coming down
Got back home just tried to stay high
Couldn’t intergrate didn’t care why
Couldn’t relate didn’t make friends
Got to that point wished it all would end
Love stopped me didn’t fire that round
Told me to start coming down
Steel rain
Feel that pain
Coming down
repeat
Met a the girl who’s the one for me
She said yes we got married
Got a little girl on the way
Now I feel grateful for everyday
I was lost but now I’m found
Thank god for coming down
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4. |
The Stars And The Moon
03:25
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THE STARS AND THE MOON
Jen Kannegaard / Darden Smith
I’m in a box, the day to day
But still I must endure
The black the white, the shade of grey
To make it back to pure
What you see isn’t me
This is not what I’m meant to be
The wind and the water, the stars and the moon
I’m gonna be that one day soon
There’s a girl in the back yard
She walks in grass and the stream
Through the forest and the railroad tracks
As if in a dream
In my breath I will release
In the moment, in the peace
I turn to this perfect world
In the hand of that little girl
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5. |
It's Been A Struggle
04:30
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IT'S BEEN A STRUGGLE
John Oliveira / James House
It’s not till you get home till everything falls apart
not till you're alone till you can see what’s inside your heart
I was scared to come back from Iraq
thought I might hurt someone I love
it’s been a struggle
it’s still a struggle
i didn’t know it was a school
when I called the air strike in
press just said we bombed some kids
what kind of monster uses kids as cover
it’s been a struggle
it’s still a struggle
I went to a wedding of a friend of mine
Hard to be around strangers had a rough time
Who do you trust i still carry around that dust
It’s been a struggle
It’s still a struggle
Took fourteen years before I talked to my wife
Somewhere it was ingrained in me grown men don’t cry
She remembers who i was
But my kids will never know
It’s been a struggle
It’s still a struggle
I understand now I gotta build new dreams
And I wanna be there for the ones that have been there for me
Can’t dwell on the past time to look to the future
It’s been a struggle
It's still a struggle
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6. |
Buried Troubles
03:45
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BURIED TROUBLES
Jake Hartle / James House
I keep a lot of things deep inside
Safe in a place where they can hide
Covered in dust all that pain
Left behind somewhere down range
Buried troubles
Buried deep
Buried troubles
Beneath my feet
Broken hearts
Broken souls
My buried troubles
Found a home
Wearing names on my wrist
Wonder how it all lead to this
Looking back it’s not so clear
Why my brothers didn’t make it here
Buried troubles
Buried deep
Buried troubles
Beneath my feet
Broken bodies
Unbroken wills
My buried troubles
Won’t be still
If I dig them up
Let them see the light of day
Maybe they won’t bother me no more
When it come time to find my way
I’ll know how to heal these scars of war
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7. |
Going Up
03:16
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GOING UP
Manny Mayberry / Darden Smith
At the bottom of the trench
But I’m dropping that shovel
Going up, Going up
I got a story to tell don’t interrupt me
It might take more than a minute
It’s a lot about my time in the army
I loved being in it
But I saw a whole new side of evil
Seen the nightmare that it brings
Now I’m trying to put my life back together
Find hope in the simple little things
They trained me to be what I had to be
I was good, brother I was so high-speed
But I came home with the full battle rattle
And the walls caved in around me
Drinking too hard, fighting real hard
Lost my faith and everything else
Got no excuses for all that’s gone wrong
I only blame myself
Every day .... get out of my own way
Try to inspire .... pull my brothers from the fire
Live with joy, live with hope
No hate depression fear
Be the man that I need to be now
That’s the reason I’m here
Going up, going up
Not blowing up, going up
Everyday showing up, going up
It’s hard growing up, going up
Going up, going up
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8. |
Warrior
03:39
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WARRIOR
Blair Morin / James House
I remember I seeing a lot of good in people
Back when I was a younger man
But i went to war looked into the face of evil
Change forever who I am
I did my duty I was unapologetic
Swore I’d be there when a brother's in need
That's whet you do when you’re a warrior medic
Give comfort and aid no matter what you believe
But somewhere between then and now
I got lost myself
Oh oh oh healer
Oh oh oh warrior
Oh oh oh healer
Oh oh oh warrior
My wife asks me why am I so angry
My kids ask me why am I so scared
They see it but I don’t burden them
Cause I’m still fighting that war over there
But somewhere between then and now
I got lost myself
Oh oh oh healer
Oh oh oh warrior
Oh oh oh healer
Oh oh oh warrior
I haven’t given up on my bothers
They haven’t given up on me
Looking back pushes me forward
Fighting to feel the hope that I thought I’d never see
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9. |
The Lion
03:10
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THE LION
George Katsaris / Darden Smith
There’s lion down inside me
The lion walked beside me
Afghanistan combat, that’s where I’ve been
He was my protector
But ever since we came back here
I’ve got get better so I can take care of him
You can call me the king of the beasts
The king of the beast in me
Seventeen years ago
Fifteen years old
The first time I ever heard the lion roar
It was in the power
Of the falling tower
And I knew that I would never be the same no more
You can call me the king of the beasts
The king of the beast in me
Even in the chaos I knew I could always be
The king of the beast in me
And together we’re gonna climb
Up to the mountain high
And see it was all worth fighting for
And high on the mountain let the lion roar
You can call me the king of the beasts
The king of the beast in me
And finally we will both be at peace
The king of the beast in me
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10. |
Rattled
03:02
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RATTLED
Dave Campbell / Darden Smith
White whale, pressure plate
6th sense, tempt fate
Sand and tracers, Ozzie and me
I’m lucky to be alive, lucky to be
Cause I was Rattled, Rattled
Rattled, Rattled
From blowing up walls, kicking in doors
I don’t want to be Rattled no more
Toughest part coming back
Nobody got your back
I had the finger on the trigger one too many times
Couldn’t find hope, couldn’t see the sunshine
I was Rattled, Rattled
In a dark place like I never seen dark before
I saw the laser light telling me
I don’t have to be rattled no more
It was a battle, battle
To not be rattled, rattled
Fighting just to get my broken feet on the floor
And finally learn how to not be rattled no more
Everyday can beat you up til you learn how
To let go of what you can’t control
Finally find freedom in my head and my soul
Not be rattled, rattled
Not be rattled, rattled
Find a little peace behind the open door
And not be rattled
Everyday battle
Took a long time to stand upright on the floor
And I don’t want to live rattled no more
I’m not gonna live rattled no more
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