Stolen Valor

He said he stood in Afghanistan's sand But his boots never left Italy's cozy land Told tales of a war-torn night But the truth was nowhere in sight Stolen valor, stolen pride A hero's tale that was all a lie You stained the memory of how you served Earned privilege that you don't deserve Took the honors without the fight And dimmed the truth with all your might You owe debts you can't return The truth you hid will always burn He talked about the guns he bore But those arms never touched the war Claimed he held the tools of fight But in truth, he never saw the night Stolen valor, stolen pride A hero's tale that was all a lie You stained the memory of how you served Earned privilege that you don't deserve Took the honors without the fight And dimmed the truth with all your might You owe debts you can't return The truth you hid will always burn Said he wore a command sergeant major's star But those claims were stretched too far Rank he never truly earned Respect that he has never learned Stolen valor, stolen pride A hero's tale that was all a lie You stained the memory of how you served Earned privilege that you don't deserve Took the honors without the fight And dimmed the truth with all your might You owe debts you can't return The truth you hid will always burn He served, that's true, but not the way he said It's time to hold him to the lies he's spread For political gain, he played the game Sold out honor just to boost his name From those who truly served, respect's been stripped away By a man who distorted his service at the frey Put himself above the land, above the call Betrayed the trust of those who gave it all When his country called, he turned tail and ran No balls Walz abandoned his men Let's restore the honor and the pride With the truth that he can't hide Stolen valor, stolen pride A hero's tale that was all a lie You stained the memory of how you served Earned privilege that you don't deserve Took the honors without the fight And dimmed the truth with all your might You owe debts you can't return The truth you hid will always burn Stolen valor, stolen pride A hero's tale that was all a lie You stained the memory of how you served Earned privilege that you don't deserve Took the honors without the fight And dimmed the truth with all your might You owe debts you can't return The truth you hid will always burn