He woke up in the middle of the night He could hear the echoes of the fight He would always check his scope before he'd load his magazine He tried to fight the fire in his head And fought to keep the focus sharp instead He never knew he'd ever be A hero at 19 It's time to go He's on his own No comprimise No questions why Never say die [Refrão] On the field of shattered dreams They rise to pull themselves together In this land of liberty They wear their purple hearts forever He wet his feet to wash the field away He said a prayer behind the barricade He looked out on the desert As they rode on down the road There wasn't anyone he'd know retreat When 27th vanished in the heat They never knew that they were going down Not going home No comprimise No questions why Never say die No comprimise No questions why Never say die