Remember When

Verse

He wore boots in the dust of a foreign land

Mama prayed every night with a folded flag in hand

She kept his letters in a drawer, worn and thin

Told his story like he was walkin' in again

Pre-chorus

Some say time will heal and fade the pain

But real love don’t ever walk away

Chorus

It’s the sound of a bell on a Sunday wind

The crack of a ball on a backyard fence

It’s a hand on your heart when the anthem begins

And a tear for the ones we won’t see again

It’s more than a memory, more than back then

It’s the fire that burns in the hearts of men

It’s the difference between not forgetting

And remember when

Verse

Daddy taught me how to fish and to fight

Said stand for the truth, even when it ain’t right

He saluted the flag with a weathered hand

Said freedom ain't free, boy, understand

Pre-chorus

Now I’m raisin’ my own under skies of grace

Telling stories that time won't erase

Chorus

It’s the sound of a bell on a Sunday wind

The crack of a ball on a backyard fence

It’s a hand on your heart when the anthem begins

And a tear for the ones we won’t see again

It’s more than a memory, more than back then

It’s the fire that burns in the hearts of men

It’s the difference between not forgetting

And remember when

Bridge

It ain’t just in books or in black-and-white lines

It’s in every small town and every county line

It's in the way we live and the way we pray

In the flag that flies every single day

Chorus

It’s the sound of a bell on a Sunday wind

The crack of a ball on a backyard fence

It’s a hand on your heart when the anthem begins

And a tear for the ones we won’t see again

It’s more than a memory, more than back then

It’s the fire that burns in the hearts of men

It’s the difference between not forgetting

And remember when

Outro

Yeah, that’s the difference...

That’s the reason we stand...

Between not forgetting...

And remember when