When They Come Back

When They Come Back - Derek Sholl

He was barely nineteen

When he joined the Marines

Just like his daddy did

Glory bound and bullet proof

Was that small town kid

They shaved his head

And shipped him out to somewhere-astan

They gave him a gun

Said get the job done

That boy became a man

THen for three long years

He fought hard for Company C

Till the day his wheels touched down

In the land of the free

When they come back

They thank God their home

Their older wiser

Filled with more pride

Than they've ever known

Or their broken bitter

Or struggling to get past their pain

When they come back

They don't come back the same

He sat in his chair and stared out the window

And thought about lost friends

And what do you do when they tell you

You'll never walk again

He said I can't stay in this chair

And pity myself for the rest of my life

'Cause the one thing he learned while

He was over there was how to fight

So for four long years

He studied hard and he prayed for grace

And when he got that degree

We saw that old smile come across his face

When they come back

We thank God their home

Yeah their older wiser

Filled with more peace than they've ever known

Yeah their stronger

Bitter and thankful to be past that pain

When they come back

They don't come back the same

Oh no

When they come back

If they come back

They don't come back the same