THERE'S TEDDY BEARS
AND HIGH SCHOOL RINGS
AND OLD PHOTOGRAPHS
THAT MAMAS BRING
OF DADDYS WITH THEIR
YOUNG BOY PLAYIN' BALL
THERE'S COMBAT BOOTS
HE USED TO WEAR
WHEN HE WAS SENT
OVER THERE
AND THERE'S
50,000 NAMES
CARVED IN THE WALL
THERE'S CIGARETTES
AND CANS OF BEER
AND NOTES THAT SAY
I MISS YOU DEAR
AND CHILDREN
WHO DON'T SAY
ANYTHING AT ALL
THERE'S PURPLE HEARTS
AND PACKS OF GUM
FATHERLESS
DAUGHTERS AND
FATHERLESS SONS
AND THERE'S
50,000 NAMES
CARVED IN THE WALL
THEY COME FROM ALL
ACROSS THIS LAND
IN PICK-UP TRUCKS
AND MINI-VANS
SEARCHIN' FOR A BOY
FROM LONG AGO
THEY SKIM THE WALL
AND FIND HIS NAME
THE TEARDROPS FALL
LIKE POURIN' RAIN
THEN SILENTLY THEY
LEAVE A GIFT AND GO
THERE'S
STARS OF DAVID AND
ROSARY BEADS AND
CRUCIFIXION FIGURINES
AND FLOWERS
OF ALL COLORS
LARGE AND SMALL
THERE'S A
BOY SCOUT BADGE
AND A MERIT PIN
LITTLE AMERICAN FLAGS
WAVIN' IN THE WIND
AND THERE'S
50,000 NAMES
CARVED IN THE WALL
THERE'S 50,000 NAMES
CARVED IN THE WALL