Red, White, & Blue

Red, White & Blue

Jessie'd heard stories
        since she was a girl,
'Bout how grandad went to war
        with the rest of the world,
And left granny at home
        with three little kids.
How proud granny was
      of what grandaddy did.
Grandaddy said:
Someday you'll understand
      why I have to be
          so far away from you.
Serving my country
      under the shield of the
          red, white and blue.

Mom and pop had their
      own point of view,
Jessie's dad served in their
      town and church too.
And though he never left home
      he always stayed true
To the meaning behind the
      great red, white and blue.

Now Jessie is married
      with kids of her own,
And it's her husband fighting
      so far from home.
A box full of letters
      tells her where he’s been,
But she hasn’t heard his voice
      since Heaven knows when.
Sometimes she's lonely and sad,
      but she's ever so glad,
That she's got a man
             who makes her as proud
          as grandaddy made gran.

Someday you'll understand
    why I have to be
      so far away from you,
Serving my country
    under the shield of the
      red, white and blue.

Jessie’s grandaughter’s getting
        married today,
Nobody knows if the boy's
      here to stay.
But it doesn't matter that
      Jessie's heart's torn,
When the boy looks so
      handsome in dress uniform.

Someday you'll understand
    why I have to be
        so far away from you
Serving my country
    under the shield of the
      red, white and blue.