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VERSE 1
Fighting who I am
And the man that I can’t change
I’ve laid my weapons down
But I’m still fighting every day
From a uniform to suit and tie
From Kabul to the Tennessee countryside
Oh how do I
Go from that life to this life
VERSE 2
From never being alone
To always missing you
You’re out there changing the world
While mine is changing too
From the three of us to just me and her
To knowing you’re alive
To waiting on the word
Oh It hurts
To go from that life to this life
CHORUS
This life will break your heart
Surprise you with the hardest parts
Ask you to be stronger than you think you are
How do I TAKE this hurt in me
And let it be a memory
I guess I’ll take it one day at a time
To go from that life to this life
We both have battle scars
And all they are is proof
Of how we survived
I MADE my way back to you
From being to scared to death
To coming back to life
We could’ve given up
A million times
CHORUS
This life will break your heart
Surprise you with the hardest parts
Ask you to be stronger than you think you are
How do I TAKE this hurt in me
And let it be a memory
I guess I’ll take it one day at a time
To go from that life to this life
It’s been one hell of a ride
From that life to this life
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You Can Too
03:50
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A PK seven years old,
Mama said, we’re living in a fishbowl
Everybody looking at me,
I tried to be who they thought I should be
Every day my Sunday best,
straight A’s never depressed
Down deep that carefree girl
was cracking ‘neath the weight the world
I carried on somehow
‘Til it all came crashing down
But hey, I’m fine
Walking my dog out in the sunshine
Hey I’m OK my baby to hold me at the end of the day
If I can make it through all that I went through
You can too
Been a journey I’m not gonna lie,
Valleys are low but the peaks are high
This love can be a rocky path
We shed the tears we share the laughs
Is life perfect no
But it’s real not for show
But hey we’ll be fine walking our dog out in the sunshine
Hey, we’re OK, holding each other at the end of the day
And if we can make it through all that we’ve been through
You can tool
Your journey’s not the same as mine
You’ve got you own mountain to climb
Nights you’ll stumbling in the dark
Just now tomorrow ain't that far
Just might be a walk in the park see you there
Repeat Chorus
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3. |
Without Your Love
03:34
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4. |
Purple Heart
04:40
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Joseph Zaragoza and Jason Sever
Stephen A. Cohen Center 07 March 2020
I never set out to earn this thing
All it took was a hand grenade
It’s light as a feather and a world of weight
This Purple Heart
It would’ve looked good on Dawson’s chest
I can honestly say he’d a worn it best
I’d mail it to his mom if I had her address
This Purple Heart
It’s all banged up
Broke and bruised
It’s been shattered
It’s been used
The only pretty thing about it is the ribbon that holds it on
It still beats, it still bleeds
It’s still proud and it’s still free
It’s a heavy scared up broken work of art
It’s a hard day’s living
Living with this purple heart
I was proud as hell when they pinned it on
I called my wife and I wore it back home
But it was all too much, she couldn’t hold
This Purple Heart
The only thing that works when its still broke
It’s a little dark in there but there’s still hope
Cause God’s still got it and he won’t let go
Of this purple heart
Chorus
It was born all blue and red
Mix em up this color is what you get
Brave and courage least that’s what they said
This Purple Heart
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5. |
Inside Of You
03:49
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6. |
I'm Still Here
02:59
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Operation Song Nashville, Tennessee
Operation Song is a 501(c)(3) non-profit whose mission is to empower veterans, active duty military, and their family
members to tell their stories through the process of songwriting. Music found on this page are the direct result of the military community entrusting us with their stories.
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