50,000 Names (Carved In The Wall)

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THERES TEDDY BEARS AND HIGH SCHOOL RINGS

AND OLD PHOTOGRAPHS THAT MOMMAS BRING

THERES DADDY S WITH THEIR YOUNG BOYS PLAYING BALL

THERES COMBAT BOOTS THAT HE USE TO WEAR

WHEN HE WAS SENT OVER THERE

THERES 50,000 NAMES CARVED IN THE WALL


THERES CIGARETTES AND CANS OF BEER
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AND NOTES THAT SAY "I MISS YOU DEAR"

AND CHILDREN WHO DONT SAY ANYTHING AT ALL

THERES PURPLE HEARTS AND PACKS OF GUM

FATHERLESS DAUGHTERS AND FATHERLESS SONS

THERES 50,000 NAMES CARVED IN THE WALL


THEY COME FROM ALL ACROSS THIS LANDS

IN PICK UP TRUCKS AND MINI VANS

SEARCHING FOR A BOY FROM LONG AGO

THEY SCAN THE WALL AND FIND HIS NAME

THEN TEARDROPS FALL LIKE POURING RAIN

AND SILENTLY THEY LEAVE A GIFT AND GO

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THERE S STARS OF DAVID AND ROSERY BEADS

AND CRUCIFICTION FIGURINES

AND FLOWERS OF ALL COLORS LARGE AND SMALL

THERE S A BOY SCOUT BADGE AND A MERIT PIN

LITTLE AMERICAN FLAGS WAVING IN THE WIND

AND THERE S 50,000 NAMES CARVED IN THE WALL

AND THERE S 50,000 NAMES CARVED IN THE WALL