On an early Sunday morning,
home is on his mind
A soldier lays there crying
on the battle line
The rain is pouring
down on him
He's just seventeen today He's fighting for what he believes
So he'll give his life away
Why did the hero die so young?
Just when his dreams had all begun
He had the battle won
Why did the hero die so young?
Now he's coming up on dead man's curve
Throwing caution to the wind
He's got his collar turned up now
Never looking back again
Will they still get cards and letters?
They're from folks they've never seen
But we lost them on
that
airplane ride
I can hear the
angels singing
Why did the hero
die so young?
Just when their
dreams had all begun
They thought they had the battle won
Why did the hero die so young?
Well the shot rang out in the city
And it took his life away
He never said all the things that he wanted to say
Why did the hero
die so young?
Just when their dreams had all begun
They thought they had the battle won
Why did the hero die
so young?
Why do the heroes die so young?
Just when their
dreams had all begun
They thought they had the battle won
Why do the heroes die so young?
Why do the heroes die so young?
Why do the heroes die so young?