Hey all, I wrote this for someone special, I liked how it turned out so I thought it would be a nice thing to post.
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THE ANCHOR’S FAMILY
By: Bryant Watts
WAR IS AHEAD – TIMES ARE ROUGH
TRAINING IS HARD
YOU THINK YOU’VE HAD ENOUGH
LONELY HEARTS CORRUPT
LOVE DEFLATES
DREADFUL LIGHT’S SEEM TO EMMINATE
BUT YOUR NOT ALONE
IF YOU LOOK AROUND – YOU’LL SEE A FLEET AT SAIL
ONE WHO DOES NOT HATE
ONE WHO DOES NOT DISOWN
BUT ONE WHO IS THERE – FOREVER TILL THE UNKNOWN
THE NAVY HYME IS A BIBLE TO BE
HIGH FLIGHT AND ANCHORS ARE STRENGTH FOR ME
BLUE AND GOLD IS THE COLOR YOU WEAR
YOUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS ARE ALWAYS THERE
SO WHEN TIMES ARE TOUGH
WHEN LOVE DEFLATES
PICTURE YOUR LIFE IN SUCH A HARD PLACE
LOOK AROUND AT THOSE WHO FIGHT
FOR THE AMERICAN FLAG AND FREEDOM’S MIGHT
YOUR FAMILY IS THERE FEEDING YOU MORE
IN BLUE AND GOLD – RED – WHITE AND MORE
YOUR NEVER ALONE – NOT HERE OR THERE
YOUR FAMILY TAKES UP ARMS TO BEAR
ANCHOR’S RAISE – THE FLEET SETS SAIL
TO COMBAT FOR THE ONE – WHO THEY WON’T LET FAIL
AND WHEN LOVE DEFLATES – PICTURE IT NOT MORE
AN OFFICER LOVES YOU WITH ANCHOR’S AROAR
FLYING FAST – THE SPEED OF SOUND
YOUR FAMILY IS MORE – THEN THE ENLISTED ABOUND
WHEN HIGH SEA’S HIT – AND YOUR SHIP ROCKS
DON’T THINK OF SINKING – OR GIVING UP MORE
BUT INSTEAD – PULL ON THE HISTORY AND TRADITION
OF SAILORS BEFORE
DON’T LET THEM DOWN – NOT ONE NOT ONE
FOR THEY ALL KEPT GOING – EVEN THE ONE
BLOOD – SWEAT AND TEARS
ARE WHAT MAKES US SO GREAT
AND IT’S YOU AND YOUR FAMILY WHO CARRY IT TODAY
NOT THE MEDALS – NOT THE FAME - BUT THE QUIET HUMBLE HONOR OF ANCHOR’S AWAY
Valion310 out-
*************************************************************
THE ANCHOR’S FAMILY
By: Bryant Watts
WAR IS AHEAD – TIMES ARE ROUGH
TRAINING IS HARD
YOU THINK YOU’VE HAD ENOUGH
LONELY HEARTS CORRUPT
LOVE DEFLATES
DREADFUL LIGHT’S SEEM TO EMMINATE
BUT YOUR NOT ALONE
IF YOU LOOK AROUND – YOU’LL SEE A FLEET AT SAIL
ONE WHO DOES NOT HATE
ONE WHO DOES NOT DISOWN
BUT ONE WHO IS THERE – FOREVER TILL THE UNKNOWN
THE NAVY HYME IS A BIBLE TO BE
HIGH FLIGHT AND ANCHORS ARE STRENGTH FOR ME
BLUE AND GOLD IS THE COLOR YOU WEAR
YOUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS ARE ALWAYS THERE
SO WHEN TIMES ARE TOUGH
WHEN LOVE DEFLATES
PICTURE YOUR LIFE IN SUCH A HARD PLACE
LOOK AROUND AT THOSE WHO FIGHT
FOR THE AMERICAN FLAG AND FREEDOM’S MIGHT
YOUR FAMILY IS THERE FEEDING YOU MORE
IN BLUE AND GOLD – RED – WHITE AND MORE
YOUR NEVER ALONE – NOT HERE OR THERE
YOUR FAMILY TAKES UP ARMS TO BEAR
ANCHOR’S RAISE – THE FLEET SETS SAIL
TO COMBAT FOR THE ONE – WHO THEY WON’T LET FAIL
AND WHEN LOVE DEFLATES – PICTURE IT NOT MORE
AN OFFICER LOVES YOU WITH ANCHOR’S AROAR
FLYING FAST – THE SPEED OF SOUND
YOUR FAMILY IS MORE – THEN THE ENLISTED ABOUND
WHEN HIGH SEA’S HIT – AND YOUR SHIP ROCKS
DON’T THINK OF SINKING – OR GIVING UP MORE
BUT INSTEAD – PULL ON THE HISTORY AND TRADITION
OF SAILORS BEFORE
DON’T LET THEM DOWN – NOT ONE NOT ONE
FOR THEY ALL KEPT GOING – EVEN THE ONE
BLOOD – SWEAT AND TEARS
ARE WHAT MAKES US SO GREAT
AND IT’S YOU AND YOUR FAMILY WHO CARRY IT TODAY
NOT THE MEDALS – NOT THE FAME - BUT THE QUIET HUMBLE HONOR OF ANCHOR’S AWAY