Old Army Hat-Billy Ray Cyrus

[ti:Old Army Hat] [ar:Billy Ray Cyrus] [al:Im American] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Old Army Hat - Billy Ray Cyrus (比利·雷·赛勒斯) [00:10.95]He came home to Tennessee [00:13.03]Young man at the end of forty five [00:16.63] [00:18.42]Only one of seven men in his platoon [00:22.21]That made it back alive [00:24.26] [00:26.02]And he must've seen some tough things [00:28.78]But he never said too much about all that [00:32.39] [00:33.88]Put his pictures and his [00:35.34]Memories in our seater chairs [00:37.78] [00:39.25]Everything but his old army hat [00:42.22] [00:44.47]By the time that I was born [00:46.61]The winds of change had [00:48.53]Swept across our land [00:50.65] [00:51.89]They were burning flags and draft cards [00:54.05]When they bothered to take [00:56.20]Some kind of stand [00:57.93] [00:59.50]Now we used to laugh at grandpa [01:02.04]Like he was some old relic from the past [01:05.78] [01:07.18]'Cause he never left the [01:08.73]House unless he was wearing [01:10.99] [01:12.35]That funny looking worn out army hat [01:16.05] [01:17.93]Every eye was on him [01:20.33] [01:20.86]Anytime when he went anywhere [01:23.56] [01:25.45]They whispered and they pointed [01:27.28] [01:27.94]But you could tell my grandpa didn't care [01:31.36] [01:33.00]"I ain't wearing this for them" he'd say [01:36.29]"It's a whole lot more than that [01:39.14] [01:40.68]For my buddies who gave everything [01:43.69]The least that I can do is keep [01:46.60]On wearing this old army hat" [01:49.67] [01:53.81]He called me up one morning [01:56.18]Said he'd seen it on the news on his TV [02:00.50] [02:01.59]"They've opened up a [02:02.75]Monument on World War II [02:04.41]In Washington DC" [02:07.91] [02:09.25]"I ain't getting any younger [02:11.73]And I wish someone [02:13.18]Would take me to see that" [02:15.74] [02:16.99]And I couldn't help but think they're [02:19.51]Gonna laugh at you up there [02:22.24]If you show up in that silly army hat [02:25.51] [02:27.34]Two strangers both salute [02:29.12] [02:30.06]As grandpa walked [02:31.43]Up to the monument [02:33.32] [02:35.43]One said "Thank you soldier [02:37.32]For the job well done" [02:39.48]The other said "Amen" [02:41.45] [02:42.80]And a young boy told him [02:44.68]"Sir my daddy went to war [02:47.02]And didn't make it back [02:48.89] [02:50.43]Could you take a picture [02:51.99]Standing here beside me [02:54.27] [02:55.87]And maybe let me wear [02:57.74]Your army hat" [02:59.62] [03:01.23]Every eye was on him [03:03.36] [03:04.04]There was not a dry one in the crowd [03:07.07] [03:08.70]They whispered and they pointed [03:11.15]As my grandpa stood up [03:12.97]Extra tall and proud [03:14.77] [03:16.25]And he told him "Son just keep it" [03:18.76]When the young boy tried his [03:20.99]Best to give it back [03:22.92] [03:24.10]"You're a brave little soldier [03:26.65]And every soldier needs [03:29.29]His very own authentic army hat" [03:32.52] [03:34.28]"For your daddy who gave [03:35.97]Everything the least that I can do [03:39.10] [03:39.76]Is pass on this old worn out army hat"