Homecoming

For centuries they’ve heard the call

And left sweet hearth and home

To travel far to foreign lands

And on the sea to roam

To stand against a foe they’ll march

Sometime a few miles hence

They fight to save their families

Stand stalwart in defense

But not all can return to hearth

And loved ones once again

So tears are shed and banners cased

Till bugles call again

And few can know a soldier’s joy

At coming home at last

To see the smiles and calm the fears

And put away the past

So raise your glass to those brave few

As they come down from the hill

They’ve shed their blood to keep us free

We know they always will

To risk the very life you love

So others may stand free

Should make us proud of those good lads

Those sons of liberty