Black Hawk

My daddy flew black hawks over the sand

He went off to war just like his old man

And when he came home my mother, she said

Time for you to get to know your sons, cause they don't understand.

And he said

I'm a soldier so my sons can be…a better man than I'll ever be

Take the future and follow their dreams…they'll understand lookin back at me

And I know…hard as I try…I will be gone sometimes

For now, look to the sky, and I am not hard to find

Well I look to my father and what can I say?

With flag on my arm and a Green Beret

I go off to war just like my old man

My wife, she says to me, your sons, they don't understand

And I said

I'm a soldier so my sons can be…a better man than I'll ever be

Take the future and follow their dreams…they'll understand lookin back at me

And I know…hard as I try…I will be gone sometimes

For now, look to the sky, and I am not hard to find

And I hope in the future my sons will say

The wars are all won, and we're home to stay

Now for our children, this song we play

They'll ask…why did grandpa carry a gun?

And this is what they'll say

They were soldiers so that you can be

A better man than they'll ever be

Now take the future and follow your dreams

This is what they used to say to me

I know hard as I try, I will be gone sometime

For now, look to the sky, I am not hard to find.