G
There's teddy bears and high school rings

C
And old photographs that mommas bring

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The daddies with their young boys playing ball

G
There's combat boots that he used to wear

C
When he was sent over there

G              D7                  G
There's 50,000 names carved in the wall


                                            
There's cigarettes and there's cans of beer

C
And notes that say I miss you dear

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And children who don't say anything at all

G
There's purple hearts and packs of gum

C
Fatherless daughters and fatherless sons

G                  D7                  G
And there's 50,000 names carved in the wall


C
They come from all across this land

G
In pickup trucks and mini-vans

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Searching for a boy from long ago

C
They scan the wall and find his name

G
The tear drops fall like pouring rain

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And silently they leave a gift and go
 


There stars of David and Rosary beads

C
And crucifixion figurines

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And flowers of all colors large and small

G
There's a boy scout badge and a merit pin

C
Little American flags waving in the wind

G                  D7                  G
And there's 50,000 names carved in the wall

  
               D7                  G
There's 50,000 names carved in the wall