[Verse 1:]
Honest where I start from
I try and impart my wisdom
A combination of truth and fear
That’s the way it’s always been
My father and his before him
At times we hurt the …
[Verse 1]
Oh, pity me
I’m so alone and so blue
My friends have all gone away
Their friendliness too
[Pre-Chorus]
It was I on my own
With no need to belong
And I wanted to die
That’s when …
[Verse 1]
Got some money, got some cash
I’m rich and now I’m sad
And I wonder if I’m sad about the money that I have
Got some boats on my plane
At the hotel …
[Intro]
Yeah
Polishin’ a goddamn sword, you know what I’m sayin’?
Polishin’ a sword (Uh, uh, uh, uh)
Concrete Family, Concrete Industries, Concrete Boys up, always, never down
(And this beat from Cash, not from …
When the only sound in the empty street
Is the heavy tread of the heavy feet
That belong to a lonesome cop
I open shop
When the moon so long has been gazing down
On …
Preacher said he died too young
Over there totin’ that gun1
For Uncle Sam2 and our freedom3
Mom and Daddy dressed in black4
They folded up that flag
Handed it to dad5
Started prayin’
Yeah he went out 21 guns blazin’6
An’ that’s One Hell of an Amen7
That’s the only way to go8
Fightin’ the good fight9
Til the Good Lord calls you home10
And so be well my friend
Til’ I see you again11
This is our last goodbye
But it’s a Hell of an Amen12
Doctor said he ain’t got long13
He just smiled said bring it on14
If you think I’m scared
You got it all wrong15
A little cancer can’t break me
My heart’s right and I believe16
We all hit our knees
Started prayin’17
Naw he never gave up
Said the Good Lord’s waitin’18
An’ that’s One Hell of an Amen
That’s the only way to go
Fightin’ the good fight
Til the Good Lord calls you home
So be well my friend
Til’ I see you again
Yeah this is our last goodbye
But it’s a Hell of an Amen
So be well my friend
Til’ I see you again
This is our last goodbye
But it’s a Hell of an Amen19
The man who died young was a United States soldier.
Uncle Sam is a fictitious character representing the United States government. He is known for encouraging young men to enlist in the military.
Bradley Gilbert believes American soldiers fight for the ideology of freedom.
Someone who is dressed in black is wearing mourning clothes.
A father who receives a folded up American flag is a father who has just lost a child due to war.
The young man was shot and died in battle.
An “amen” here means a final act before dying.
“To go” means “to die.”
Bradley Gilbert believes America’s wars are just wars.
“Til the Good Lord calls you home” means “until you die.”
Bradley Gilbert believes his friend who died in battle will see him again when they are both in heaven.
According to Bradley Gilbert, the soldier died performing a righteous act: going to war for his country.
The doctor said the young soldier didn’t have long to live.
The soldier wasn’t afraid to die for his country.
The soldier didn’t fear death.
That is, believe in God.
The soldier’s loved ones prayed for his recovery.
Although nobody wanted him to die, the soldier was willing to pass away and go to heaven.
Bradley Gilbert gives a final goodbye message to his friend who died as a U.S. soldier in battle, though he expects to hang out with him again in the hereafter.
1 user explanation and meaning
Lex
This song is explaining how that when you believe you are saying good-bye to someone, you really arent because you will see them again someday in heaven. Also, that you must live your life to the fullest and keep fighting for what you believe in until the very end.