HE'S THERE IN HIS UNIFORM, PROUD|A PICTURE OF COURAGE AND STRENGTH, ABOVE THE CROWD|HE'S MORE THAN JUST A MAN AMONG MEN|BUT HIS DADDY STILL SEES THE LITTLE BOY IN HIM||CHORUS: A LITTLE BOY IN A UNIFORM|FIVE YEARS OLD IN THE BACKYARD PLAYING WAR|DREAMING OF EVERYTHING HE CAN BE|IN THIS LAND OF THE FREE|JUST LIKE HIS OLD MAN|DID BACK IN VIETNAM|HE WAS GONNA BE A HERO FOR SURE|THAT LITTLE BOY IN A UNIFORM||WE ALL LOOKED STRAIGHT AHEAD, SLOWLY WALKING|IN OUR DRESS BLUES BEAUTIFUL, NO ONE TALKING|THE MEDALS ON OUR CHESTS SAY IT ALL|A TRIBUTE TO THE MANY FRIENDS WE'VE LOST||REPEAT CHORUS||THE SARGENT HANDS HIM THE FLAG AFTER THE PRAYER|AND THE HONOR GUARD FIRE 21 ONE ROUNDS IN THE AIR|THE SOUND OF TAPS BRINGS TEARS TO ALL OF US|BUT HIS DAD WILL ALWAYS SEE HIM AS HE WAS||REPEAT CHORUS|