The Greatest Story Never Told

The greatest story never told Lived in a man whose life ticked away Years passing by without much to say About a time that's too hard to speak out loud For those things that never made him proud He fought courageously for his family Gave his all for freedom in this country One of the greatest heroes of our time But we'll never know what it's like So many memories still locked inside It's the greatest story never told When I was just a kid I remember my granddad's ways And I wanted to tag along every day Learn from him what it was to be a man Listen to his words so I could understand How this life can do things to change you And make you doubt things you thought you knew To remember that thine own self be true The greatest story never told Hides in the hearts of those brave men Who fought for freedom in this land Some giving their lives for those back home Others surviving but left feeling alone Living with horrors we can never really know How hard it is to let it go The strength it takes to not let it show It's the greatest story never told Granddaddy never spoke of his days back then Saying it was all just a has-been But I could see it was the pain in his eyes That never let him set it aside He wasn't a man of many words So those were stories I never heard Something I can't imagine seeing unfold How hard in your heart it is to hold The greatest story never told Hides in the hearts of those brave men Who fought for freedom in this land Some giving their lives for those back home Others surviving but left feeling alone Living with horrors we can never really know How hard it is to let it go The strength it takes to not let it show It's the greatest story never told How much it hurt him I'll never know The strength he had to not let it show I love that man so I wish he could have let it go It's the greatest story never told How much it hurt him I'll never know The strength he had to not let it show I love that man so I wish he could have let it go It's the greatest story never told