Said goodbye to his momma as he left South Dakota
To fight for the red, white and blue
He was 19 and green with a new M-16
Just doing what he had to do
He was dropped in the jungle where the choppers would rumble
With the smell of napalm in the air
And the sergant said...look up ahead
Like a dark evil cloud, 1,200 came down on him and 29 more
They fought for their lives but most of them died in the 173rd Airborne
[Chorus:]
On the 8th of November the angels were crying
As they carried his brothers away
With the fire raining down and the hell all around
There were few men left standing that day
Saw the eagle fly through a clear blue sky
1965, the 8th of November
Now he's 58 and his pony tail's gray
But the battle still plays in his head
He limps when he walks but he's strong when he talks
About the Shrapnel they left in his leg
He puts on a gray suit over his Airborne tattoo
And he ties it on one time a year
And remebers that fallen as he orders a tall one
And swallows it down with his tears
[Chorus]
Saw the eagle fly through a clear blue sky
1965...
On the 8th of November the angels were crying
As they carried his brothers away
With the fire raining down and the hell all around
There were few men left standing that day
[Chorus]
8th of November...
8th of November
Said goodbye to his momma as he left South Dakota
To fight for the red, white and blue
He was nineteen and green with a new M-16
Just doing what he had to do...
8th of November
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20 Margaritas 8th of November 8th of November 8th of November [Spoken Intro] Between Raising Hell and Amazing Grace Big Time Blow My Mind Born Again Brand New Buzz Can't Be Satisfied Caught Up In The Moment Caught Up in the Moment Cheat On You Comin' To Your City Cuz I Play Guitar Deadwood Mountain Deadwood Mountain Deadwood Mountain Don't Wake Me Up Drinkin Bout You Drinkin' 'Bout You DrinkinBout You Eternity Eternity Intro Everybody's Rockin' Faster Than Angels Fly Fater Than Angels Fly Filthy Rich Filthy Rich Get Your Game On Gravity High Five Hillbilly Jedi Medley Holy Water I Came to Git Down I Play Chicken with the Train I Pray for You Intro Jalapeño Jalapeno Kick My Ass Last Words Lay It All On Me Leap of Faith Leap of Faith Live This Life Live This Life [Instrumental] Look at You Lose a Little Sleep Lost in This Moment Lost in This Moment [Single Version] Loud Loud (Country Club Remix) Love Train Lovin' Lately Never Been Down Never Far Away Never MInd Me Never Mind Me Nobody Told Me Our America Our America [*] Party Like Cowboyz Please Man Radio Radio Intro Real World Rock the Boat Rollin' (The Ballad Of Big & Rich) Rollin’ Along Run Away With You Save A Horse (Ride A Cowboy) Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy) Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy) [*][Multimedia Track] Save a Horse, Ride a Cowboy Saved Saved [Album Version] Six Foot Town Six Foot Town Slow Motion Slow Motion Soul Shaker Soul Shaker Thank God For Pain That Kind of Town That's Why I Pray That's Why I Pray (Single) The Bed The Bed [DVD] The Freak Parade The Man I Am Right Now Transition after Real World "Rockstar Cowboy" When the Devil Gets the Best of Me Wild West Show You Never Stop Loving Somebody You Shook Me All Night Long You've Got To Fight For Your Right To Party
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