From the recordings Static & Souls and Hits for Heroes: The Saturday Collection
Welcome to the Hits for Heroes album project. Every Saturday afternoon, United States Veterans gather to turn real service stories, personal history, and the path of healing into original music. By Freedom Sings USA
Lyrics
[Chorus]
He came home, beneath a flag-draped coffin
Mothers lose their young, far too often
One falls, and grief never ends, for the other
A fallen brother, and a Gold Star mother
[Verse 1]
He joined the Army, not worried about tomorrow
A chain of events brought heartache and sorrow
Sent to a foreign nation to lend a helping hand
Overwhelmed by the enemy, he made his final stand
[Verse 2]
No one wants to see that car pull slow into the drive'
Cause some knocks change a family for the rest of their lives.
No Gold Star mother can tell one how to grieve
But she can tell you some wounds never leave
[Chorus]
He came home, beneath a flag-draped coffin
Mothers lose their young, far too often
One falls, and grief never ends, for the other
A fallen brother, and a Gold Star mother
[Music break, solo]
[Bridge]
Folded flag and a bugle's cry, 21 guns fired to the sky
Unanswered Questions as they say a sad goodbye
She remembers the knock on her door,
She learned she'd never see her son anymore
[Chorus]
One falls, and grief never ends, for the other
A fallen brother, and a Gold Star mother
He came home, beneath a flag-draped coffin
Mothers lose their young, far too often
[Tag/Outro]
He came home, beneath a flag-draped coffin
Mothers lose their young, far too often