THE BALLAD OF SERGEANT HACK - ERICA LANE

THE BALLAD OF SERGEANT HACK - ERICA LANE,

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The Ballad Of Sergeant Hack ~ Written and performed by Erica Lane. Directed and produced by the Saylors Brothers. Sergeant Hack earned two Purple Hearts for wounds he received during his tour in Vietnam. But due to a military oversight, he didn’t receive his awards until June 30, 2011. The Ballad of Sergeant Hack by Erica Lane Lyrics: Weary soldier, lay your head down low There's no place that you can call your own Survivor, hero, warrior, and friend Soldier, the beating heart of men Little boy, your father doesn't love you anymore The other children tease you 'cause you're dirty and you're poor And even though they beat you, little David, you won't cry 'Cause for you your brother traded in his life And now you've gone to war to make somebody of yourself First day of Vietnam, they tell you "Welcome, boys, to hell" And when the Purple Heart of valor to you is bestowed No one even cheers for you back home Weary soldier, lay your head down low There's no place that you can call your own Survivor, hero, warrior, and friend Soldier, the beating heart of men And suddenly your life is flashing right before your eyes The enemy approaches and the shrapnel 'round you flies Alone and wounded, for your country, ready to be slain They bayonet your throat and darkness calls your name Sergeant Hack, you open up your eyes, and death is not your glory The good Lord wanted you alive so you could tell your story Abandoned and debilitated, homeless and in love There's not a greater man to be thought of Warrior, Soldier, raise your head up high Win or lose, you'd give your life for mine The battle's over, take your castle back You are not forgotten, Sergeant Hack Warrior, Soldier, raise your head up high Win or lose, you'd give your life for mine The battle's over, take your castle back You are not forgotten, Sergeant Hack