Soldiers & Jesus-James Otto

[ti:Soldiers & Jesus] [ar:James Otto] [al:Shake What God Gave Ya] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Soldiers & Jesus - James Otto [00:12.19]Grand daddy came home in a B fifty two [00:17.22] [00:19.72]In a pine box covered [00:21.65] [00:22.28]In red white and blue [00:24.38] [00:26.86]He was one of the brave [00:29.20]And the proud and the few [00:31.87] [00:37.46]Twenty one guns helped us say goodbye [00:41.95] [00:44.80]I stood there in silence [00:46.85] [00:47.35]Trying hard not to cry [00:49.48] [00:51.92]As the preacher he quoted [00:54.21] [00:54.81]Lines written in red [00:56.65] [01:02.21]And then he folded his bible [01:04.63] [01:05.17]And in a broken voice he said [01:07.58] [01:10.19]There's only two people [01:12.07] [01:12.72]Who's ever died for me [01:15.02] [01:15.93]Laid down their lives [01:18.23]Just so I could be free [01:20.91] [01:21.81]They both went through hell [01:24.32]Beared crosses and shells [01:27.61]And both got back up again [01:30.70]After they fell [01:32.84] [01:33.84]They never picked the fight [01:35.92]But they're there [01:37.53] [01:38.34]To pick up the pieces [01:40.83] [01:45.65]God only knows who we'd be [01:49.06] [01:49.66]Without soldiers and Jesus [01:53.27] [01:57.66]It seems like the news [01:59.23] [01:59.76]Loves to run them both down [02:02.78] [02:04.95]But whenever we need them [02:06.94] [02:07.60]They're always around [02:09.82] [02:12.05]So don't hand me a party's [02:14.49] [02:15.12]Political views [02:18.53] [02:22.55]Cause they're a left side [02:24.15]A right side [02:25.13] [02:25.68]And then there's the truth [02:27.39] [02:30.36]There's only two people [02:32.29] [02:32.98]Who's ever died for me [02:34.87] [02:36.16]Laid down their lives just so [02:38.70] [02:39.43]I could be free [02:41.10] [02:41.97]They both went through hell [02:44.01] [02:44.67]Beared crosses and shells [02:47.06] [02:47.90]And both got back up again [02:50.86]After they fell [02:52.94] [02:53.79]They never picked the fight [02:55.51] [02:56.12]But they're there [02:57.47] [02:58.41]To pick up the pieces [03:02.48] [03:06.14]God only knows who we'd be [03:09.36] [03:09.93]Without soldiers and Jesus [03:13.91] [03:23.42]To me they're both heroes [03:26.18]For the path that they chose [03:29.42] [03:33.43]Cause one fights for my life [03:35.59] [03:36.48]One fights for my soul [03:38.62] [03:40.58]There's only two people [03:43.12] [03:43.77]Who's ever died for me [03:45.98] [03:46.69]Laid down their lives just so [03:49.95]I could be free [03:52.08] [03:52.87]They both went through hell [03:54.73] [03:55.51]Beared crosses and shells [03:57.78] [03:58.66]And both got back up again [04:01.36] [04:02.10]After they fell [04:04.04] [04:04.71]They never picked the fight [04:06.30] [04:06.92]But they're there [04:08.57] [04:09.19]To pick up the pieces [04:13.38] [04:16.51]God only knows where we'd be [04:19.63] [04:20.34]Without soldiers and Jesus [04:24.84] [04:26.75]Soldiers and Jesus