Freddie Fuller "The Singing Cowboy": Music

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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