Story Behind The Song

wrote this about a soldiers' letter home from Iraq

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Dust coats my boots and fills the sky
Bullets scream past but I refuse to die
I gave my Sweat and blood to a foreign sun
Ain't commin home til this damm thing is won

[Chorus]
but If I die in this forsaken land
mama Don't let 'em bury me, in the sand
Bring me home.. oh oh oh..
bring me home oh oh oh ...
mama, bring me home..

[Verse 2]
The days roll on and I try to stay strong
Lost my brothers... but I fight on...
Every shadow.. feels like a ghost from the past
and Each step forward, could be my last

[Chorus]
but If I die in this forsaken land
Don't let 'em bury me, in the sand
Bring me home oh oh oh
mama bring me home oh oh oh

[Bridge]
your Letters crumple, from the sweat of my hand
they make me Dream... of my homeland
and I miss the sound of an eagle's cry...
under an American sky..
and thoughts of you.. bring a tear to my eye

[Outro]
but If I die.. in this forsaken land
mama don't let 'em bury me... in the sand
Bring me home.. oh oh oh..
bring me home. oh oh oh ...
bring me home..
oh bring me home oh oh oh...
mama.. bring me home ...