BETRAYED THE BRAVE AND BLUE

They sent you off tobattlein far-offforeignlands Tofightfor freedom'spromisewithcouragein your hands Through thesmokeand fire youstoodstrong and brave But when you came back home who wasthereto save Youfacedthehorrorsdaily sawbrothersfall in pain Survived thedarkestnightsthroughthethunderand the rain But back on home soil thebattlestill remains Withmindsscarred from the war andheartsfilled with strains America'sfaileditsveteransleft them in the cold Mentally andphysicallytheirstoriesleft untold Nosupportwhen theyreturnto theworldthey knew In the land of the free we'vebetrayedthebraveand true In theworkforcethey'reforgottenskills left to decay Experience andhonorseem to fade away No hand to help themclimbno path to lead them through In aworldthatshouldembrace the ones who gave so true Theystruggletoadjustto the life they left behind Jobs are hard to come bypeaceis hard to find Promises werebrokensystems turn away Leavingthosewhoservedtofightanother day America'sfaileditsveteransleft them in the cold Mentally andphysicallytheirstoriesleft untold Nosupportwhen theyreturnto theworldthey knew In the land of the free we'vebetrayedthebraveand true We wave ourflagsso high on days thathonorpride Butforgetthe realheroeswhostillstruggle inside Homeless on ourstreetsor lost intheirown minds The ones whoservedwithhonorwe've left them far behind Theyfoughtfor ourfreedomnow theyfightto survive Withwoundsthat run so deep it's hard to stay alive We owe them more thanmedalsorparadesonsunnydays We owe themunderstandingin so manydifferentways America'sfaileditsveteransleft them in the cold Mentally andphysicallytheirstoriesleft untold Nosupportwhen theyreturnto theworldthey knew In the land of the free we'vebetrayedthebraveand true Let's rise to theoccasionand give them what they need Support them intheirbattleshonorevery deed Forthosewhoservedwithvalorit's time we made amends Tostandbeside ourveteransourheroesand our friends America'sfaileditsveteransleft them in the cold Mentally andphysicallytheirstoriesleft untold Nosupportwhen theyreturnto theworldthey knew In the land of the free we'vebetrayedthebraveand true Only the dead have seen the end of war