[Intro] [Instrumental intro] ________________________________________ [Verse 1] Wakin’ up, they called my name, Said I’d be a hero, but I don’t feel the same. “Come back home,” Mama (softly cried), But I was chasin' stars in a world I couldn't describe. ________________________________________ [Pre-Chorus] Fight for freedom, they said… ________________________________________ [Chorus] I was only 19 (nineteen), with fire in my eyes, Left my whole life, to fight, Left my loved ones, outta sight, Saw good men fade into the night, Fighting the fears of not returning home, (Home) We marched with hearts of stone, But deep inside, we were all alone. (Alone) ________________________________________ [Instrumental Interlude] ________________________________________ [Verse 2] Sand in my boots, blood on my hands, Writin’ letters home I don’t understand. “Telling family that I’m okay,” But truth is... I’m watching ghosts fade away. (The fallen…) ________________________________________ [Pre-Chorus] Fight for freedom, they said… ________________________________________ [Chorus] I was only 19 (nineteen), with fire in my eyes, Left my whole life, to fight, Left my loved ones, outta sight, Saw good men fade into the night, Fighting the fears of not returning home, (Home) We marched with hearts of stone, But deep inside, we were all alone. (Alone) ________________________________________ [Bridge] Now the silence lays across the field, But the scars I carry never healed. Some nights I cry, some nights I pray, Wishing I never had to fight that way. ________________________________________ [Outro] I was only 19… Fighting for freedom. Ghosts still haunt me in my sleep, Now I’m just tryin’ to find my soul, Tryin’ to find the boy I once was… I was only 19. (Nineteen...)
