There are teddy bears
and high school rings
and old photographs
that mamas bring
That daddies with
their young boys
playing ball
There's combat boots
that he used to wear
When he was
sent over there
There's
fifty-thousand
names carved
in the wall
There's cigarettes
and theres 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
fifty-thousand
names carved
in the wall
They come from all
across this land
In pickup trucks
and mini vans
Searching for a boy
from long ago
They scan the wall
and find his name
The teardrops fall
like pouring rain
And 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
waving in the wind
And there's
fifty-thousand
names carved
in the wall
There's
fifty-thousand
names carved
in the wall