I'm just trying to be a father Raise a daughter and a son Be a lover to their mother Everything to everyone Up and at 'em, bright and early I'm all business in my suit Yeah, I'm dressed up for success From my head down to my boots I don't do it for money There's bills that I can't pay I don't do it for the glory I just do it anyway Providing for our future's my responsibility Yeah I'm real good under pressure Being all that I can be And I can't call in sick on Mondays When the weekend's been too strong I just work straight through the holidays And sometimes all night long You can bet that I stand ready When the wolf growls at the door Hey, I'm solid, hey I'm steady Hey I'm true down to the core And I will always do my duty No matter what the price I've counted up the cost I know the sacrifice Oh, and I don't want to die for you But if dyin's asked of me I'll bear that cross with honor 'Cause freedom don't come free I'm an American soldier, an American Beside my brothers and my sisters I will proudly take a stand When liberty's in jeopardy I will always do what's right I'm out here on the front lines Sleep in peace tonight American soldier, I'm an American soldier Yeah, an American soldier, an American Beside my brothers and my sisters I will proudly take a stand When liberty's in jeopardy I will always do what's right I'm out here on the front line So sleep in peace tonight American soldier, I'm an American An American An American soldier Grandparents are a special gift That God gives to each child. Their love outshines the brightest star. Their love can never be defiled. Oh, but when a child becomes an angel, Grandparents feel the pain and sorrow. Beyond any pain they've known in life Or will ever come to know tomorrow. For a grandparent holds a special love For the child their child has had. And, to lose what they hold dear Leaves them heartbroken and sad. Their legacy is their grandchildren So how can they learn to survive? Will the dreams of their tomorrows Somehow be kept alive? Yes, a grandparent is a survivor And life has taught them how to be. For their wisdom, courage & love Is carried from them... to You & me. Author Kaye Des'Ormeaux If tears could build a stairway, And memories were a lane, I would walk right up to heaven To bring you home again. No farewell words were spoken, No time to say goodbye, You were gone before we knew it, And only God knows why. Our hearts still ache in sadness, And secret tears still flow, What it meant to lose you, No one will ever know. But know we know you want us, To mourn for you no more, To remember all the happy times, Life still has much in store. Since you’ll never be forgotten, We pledge to you today, A hallowed place within our hearts, Is where you’ll always stay. ~Author Unknown~