John Rich

The Good Lord And The Man
Well he was one of the millionsWho signed up to defend usLong ago in 1941When they sucker punched us in Pearl HarborHe fought under Macarthur seventeen with an army Thompson gunWell he stormed a lot of beaches slept in jungles with the leachesHe saw things young man should never seeAnd when they shot him in the shoulderHe got back up and he marched overLeft a lot of brothers dead in kawagalieIf it wasn't for the good lord and the manThere wouldn't be a breath of freedom in this landAnd I see people on my T.V. taking shots at uncle SamI hope they always remember why they canCause we'd all be speakin' German livin' under the flag of JapanIf it wasn't for the good lord and the manIf it wasn't for the good lord and the manWell I'm the grandson of a soldier and I'd fight the whole world overIf duty called and freedoms on the lineBut thanks to the greatest generation and the ones still fighting for our nationI've never had to kill for my way of lifeIf it wasn't for the good lord and the manSongtexteThere wouldn't be a breath of freedom in this landAnd I see people on my T.V. taking shots at uncle SamI hope they always remember why they canCause we'd all be speakin' German livin' under flag of JapanIf it wasn't for the good lord and the manIf it wasn't for the good lord and the manThere wouldn't be a breath of freedom in this landAnd I see people on my T.V. taking shots at uncle SamI hope they always remember why they canCause we'd all be speakin' German livin' under flag of JapanIf it wasn't for the good lord and the manIf it wasn't for the good lord and the man Aus Songtexte Mania