Not Even Born Yet

HE WAS NINETEEN AND BARELY A CITIZEN
WHEN MY DADDY’S UNCLE HIT THE BEACH AT NORMANDY
FROM HIS TINY TANK WINDOW HE COULD SEE
ALL THE COLORS THAT A PEACEFUL WORLD WOULD BRING
HE WAS A FIGHTING PART OF THE GREATEST GENERATION
AND I WASN’T EVEN BORN YET

AND MY DADDY SERVED A TOUR IN VIETNAM
CAN’T IMAGINE ALL THE HORRORS THAT HE SAW
PUTTING ALL THEIR PLANS TILL HE GOT HOME
MY MOM WAS FORCED TO RAISE TWO KIDS ALL ALONE
HE WAS FIGHTING IN A WAY HE NEVER TALKS ABOUT
AND I WASN’T EVEN BORN YET

CHORUS:
THEY FIGHT FOR YOU, THEY FIGHT FOR ME
THEY FIGHT IN WARS WHEN THEY DON’T AGREE
CAUSE THAT’S JUST WHAT A SOLDIER HAS TO DO
PUTTING THEIR LIVES OUT ON THE LINE
AWAY FROM ALL THEIR FAMILIES TIME
TO MAKE ME FEEL AS SAFE AS I DO
FOR MY FRIENDS, MY NEIGHBORS AND MY CHILDREN TOO
AND THEY AREN’T EVEN BORN YET

JUST UP THE ROAD IN CLARKSVILLE THEY’VE GOT MOUTHS TO FEED
AND A MOM AND DAD WHO PRAY EVERY NIGHT
WITH A WIFE WHO WAITS PATIENTLY BY THE PHONE
HOPING THIS ALL ENDS BEFORE THIER BABY COMES
CAUSE IT’S NOT EVEN BORN YET

CHORUS

WORDS & MUSIC BY Nicole Lea Yraguen (T-COLE’S TUNES, ASCAP)