Happy 250th Birthday to the United States Marine Corps! This song was written for each of YOU! Thank you for your service and for your sacrifices!
Lyrics
I met him at a bar just outside Camp Lejeune
I bought his beer and I said thanks for what you do
He said the sand don’t care who you are
It’ll turn a boy to a man fast and hard
He raised his glass, his effects went low
He says here’s to the boots that don’t make it home…
Oorah! That’s the sound of the brave
From the blood stripe red to a flag on a grave
Leatherneck pride through the fire and rain
The few, the proud that carry that flame
To the ones who stood tall…Oorah!
To the first to the fight…Oorah!
We say Oorah and Semper Fi!
He showed me a picture of his brothers in tan
Lost some in Kuwait, lost some in Iraq
He said you never leave behind the ones you lose you just carry ‘em with you in your boots
Then he tapped that EGA on his arm and said freedom’s heavy man but it’s worth the scars
That’s just what we do for that red, white and blue!
Oorah! That’s the sound of the brave
From the blood stripe red to a flag on a grave
Leatherneck pride through the fire and rain
The few, the proud that carry that flame
To the ones who stood tall…Oorah!
To the first to the fight…Oorah!
We say Oorah and Semper Fi!
From the Tun Tavern nights to the desert sand
To the yellow footprints where it all began
Every Marine’s got story to tell off how they made it through the gates of hell…
Oorah! The word ain’t just a noise
It’s the heart of the men and the women and boys who gave their all so we could raise our beer, saying “thank you” don’t seem enough right here…
So for all who wore that uniform we say…we say!
Oorah!!!
We say Oorah! We say Oorah! And Semper Fi!!!
Written by Rory Scott, USA Navy Veteran & Nashville Songwriter