Old Army Hat

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He came home to Tennessee, young
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 man at the end of forty five
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Only one of seven men in his 
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platoon that made it back a- live
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And he must've seen some tough 
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things, but he never said too much
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 'bout all that
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Put his pictures and his memories 
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in our cedar chest, everything but
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 his old army hat

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By the time that I was born, the 
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winds of change had swept a- 
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cross our land
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They were burning flags and draft 
cards when they bothered to take 
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some kind of stand
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Now we used to laugh at grandpa 
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like he was some old relic from the 
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past
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'Cause he never left the house 
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unless he was wearing that funny 
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looking worn out army hat

[Chorus]
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Every eye was on him, anytime when
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 he went anywhere
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They whispered and they pointed, 
but you could tell my grandpa didn't
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 care
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"I ain't wearing this for them", 
he'd say, "It's a whole lot more 
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than that
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For my buddies who gave everything
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The least that I can do is keep on
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 wearing this old army hat"
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He called me up one morning, said 
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he'd seen it on the news on his TV
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"They've opened up a monument to 
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World War II in Washington
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"I ain't getting any younger and I 
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wish someone would take me to see
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 that"
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And I couldn't help but think 
they're gonna laugh at you up there
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If you show up in that silly army 
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hat

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Two strangers, both sa- lute as 
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grandpa walked up to the monu- ment
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One said, "Thank you soldier, for 
the job well done," the other said, 
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"A- -men"
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And a young boy told him, " Sir, my
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 daddy went to war and didn't 
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make it back
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Could you take a picture standing 
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here beside me and maybe let me 
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wear your army hat"

[Chorus]
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Every eye was on him, there was 
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not a dry one in the crowd
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They whispered and they pointed as 
my grandpa stood up extra tall and 
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proud
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And he told him, "Son, just keep 
it" when the young boy tried his 
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best to give it back
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"You're a brave little soldier and 
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every soldier needs his very own 
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au- thentic army hat"

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"For your daddy who gave everything
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 the least that I can do
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Is pass on this old worn out army 
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hat" | x 7