50,000 Names

[ti:50,000 Names] [ar:The Hit Crew] [al:Essential Country: Cowboy Classics, Vol. 2] [by:] [offset:0] [00:01.23]50 000 Names - The Hit Crew [00:02.80] [00:09.13]There are teddy bears high school rings [00:13.35] [00:15.04]And old photographs that mamas bring [00:19.16] [00:21.45]That daddies with their young boys playing ball [00:27.54] [00:34.94]There's combat boots that he used to wear [00:38.31] [00:40.32]When he was sent over there [00:44.71] [00:47.21]There's 50000 names carved in the wall [00:53.36] [00:59.97]There's cigarettes theres cans of beer [01:03.81] [01:05.68]And notes that say I miss you dear [01:10.06] [01:11.89]And children who don't say anything at all [01:18.88] [01:25.42]There's purple hearts and packs of gum [01:29.39] [01:30.79]Fatherless daughters and fatherless sons [01:35.61] [01:37.23]And there's 50000 names carved in the wall [01:44.06] [01:49.32]They come from all across this land [01:54.58] [01:56.41]In pickup trucks and mini vans [02:01.27] [02:02.93]Searching for a boy from long ago [02:08.75] [02:14.60]They scan the wall and find his name [02:19.83] [02:21.99]The teardrops fall like pouring rain [02:26.51] [02:28.33]And silently they leave a gift and go [02:34.43] [02:40.99]There's stars of David and rosary beads [02:44.80] [02:47.52]And crucifixion figurines [02:50.65] [02:53.44]And flowers of all colors large and small [03:00.54] [03:06.61]There's a Boy Scout badge and a merit pin [03:10.34] [03:11.62]Little American flags waving in the wind [03:16.79] [03:18.80]And there's 50000 names carved in the wall [03:25.47] [03:31.67]There's 50000 names carved in the wall