Freddie Fuller "The Singing Cowboy": Music
You Put Your Life on the Line
Song written about the day of deployment, recounting the vignettes of soldiers bidding farewell to family and friends....and the sobering thought of what they are about to do
You Put Your Life on the Line Freddie Fuller ~ Feb 2007 Intro: F G C G C Tears and laughter fill the air F C G C Wash all over our stripes and stars G Friends and family gather C F C G C Send you off to uncertain war C The line between life and death F C G C Grows so narrow in the mind G Danger plays to your weakness C F C C7 You must put your fears aside F You put your life on the line C G C The ultimate sacrifice G You put your life on the line C F C C7 For my freedom, you pay the price F The message is clear C.....................................E7 The strength, dwells in your heart, the keeper of time Dm Return home safely G C F C G You put your life on the line Some soldiers surrounded by love Some will send off all alone Some show pride and courage Some somber without either one One warrior shows his chaplain Near his heart rest the rosary beads Carried by his uncle in Viet Nam Protect and keep him, both he now needs Chorus Lead Break over Chorus One kisses his wife and child He may never see again He holds them close and smiles Wipes the tears from both of them Another warrior checks his rifle And the battle gear strapped to his side He tries to visibly stifle Fear that keeps him alive