| Took us all the way to state |
| Got a scholarship to play down in Tennessee |
| He could catch he could throw he could run he could go like you’ve never seen |
| Nineteen |
| But on the day those twin towers came down his whole world turned around |
| He told them all I can’t play ball there’s a war on now |
| He marched right in with a few good men and joined the marines |
| At nineteen |
| He’s a boy next door |
| He might of carried your bags at the grocery store |
| Now he’s somebody’s son in a hole with a gun in a foreign land |
| Trying to hold on to his American dream |
| At nineteen |
| There’s a sniper out there in the dark somewhere and a soldier is down |
| Need someone who can duck and run and get him out somehow |
| What one good man will raise his hand and take one for the team |
| How bout you nineteen? |
| He’s a boy next door |
| He might of carried your bags at the grocery store |
| Now he’s somebody’s son in a hole with a gun in a foreign land |
| Trying to hold on to his American dream |
| Nineteen |
| Nineteen |
| Brought him home today with a big parade down on main street |
| Gotta Purple Heart and a Silver Star solder gave a speech |
| Said he could catch he could throw he could run he’s the one that rescued me |
| …could have played for Tennessee |