Lyrics: 8th Of November

He said goodbye to his momma
As he left South Dakota
To fight for the Red, White, and Blue
He was 19 in green with a new M-16
Just doin' what he had to do

He was dropped in the jungle
Where the choppers would rumble
With the smell of napalm in the air
Then the sargeant said, "Look up ahead"

And 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 cryin'
As they carried his brothers away
With the fire rainin' down and the Hell all around
There were few men left standin' that day
Saw the eagle fly, through a clear, blue sky
1965, the 8th of November

Now he’s 58 and his ponytails grey
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 leg

He puts on a grey suit over his airborne tattoo
He ties it on one time a year and remembers the fallen
As he orders a tall one and swallows it down with his tears

[Chorus]
On the 8th of November the angels were cryin'
As they carried his brothers away
With the fire rainin' down and the Hell all around
There were few men left standin' that day
Saw the eagle fly, through a clear, blue sky
1965, the 8th of November

Saw the eagle fly, through a clear, blue sky
1965

[Chorus]
On the 8th of November the angels were cryin'
As they carried his brothers away
With the fire rainin' down and the Hell all around
There were few men left standin' that day

[Chorus]
On the 8th of November the angels were cryin'
As they carried his brothers away
With the fire rainin' down and the Hell all around
There were few men left standin' that day
Saw the eagle fly, through a clear, blue sky
1965, the 8th of November
The 8th of November
The 8th of November

He said goodbye to his momma as he left South Dakota
To fight for the Red, White, and Blue
He was 19 in green with a new M-16
Just doin' what he had to do