[Verse 1]   Nineteen   The number on his back   Voted captain of his high school football team   He took us all the way to state   Had a scholarship to play down at Tennessee   Said he could run    He could duck   He could throw   He could go like you've never seen   Nineteen      [Verse 2]   But on the day those twin towers came down    His whole world turned around   He told 'em all   Y'all I can't play ball    There's a war on now      So he walked right down    With a few good men   And he joined the Marines   At nineteen      [Chorus]   He's the boy next door   Might have carried your bag at the grocery store   Now he's somebody's son    In a hole with a gun   In some foreign land   Tryin' to hold on to his American Dreams   Nineteen      There's a sniper out there    In the dark somewhere   And a soldier down   We need someone   Who could run   Who could duck   To go get him out      Ain't there one good man   Who'll raise his hand    And take one for the team   How 'bout you Nineteen      [Chorus]   He's the boy next door   Might have carried your bag at the grocery store   Now he's somebody's son    In a hole with a gun   In some foreign land   Tryin' to hold on to his American Dreams   Nineteen      [Verse 3]   Brought him home today   With a big parade    Down on Main Street   Gave him a purple heart   A silver star   Soldier gave a speech      Said he could run   He could duck   He could throw    He's the one that rescued me   Said he could've played for Tennessee      Nineteen      He was nineteen