The day the Earth Stood Still

We were young and bound for glory, itchin' for a fight like you,
Bringin' hell and purgatory to the boys who wore the blue.
And I thought I'd seen it all till the day night wouldn't fall.
Oh, how the sun did blaze wouldn't go down for days,
I got shot and lost my rifle when the first wave hit the rise.
And the guns rolled out like thunder, and the black smoke burned my eyes,
And I watched it all unfold. just the way the Bible told,
Joshua's endless day keepin' the night at bay.

And the soldiers kept a comin' til the ground looked like a sea of blue and grey.
And I watched it from a distance, wonderin' if I would've fought or run away.

The day the sun stood still, how they beat the bloody drums,
And the seconds moved like hours but the sunset never comes.
And the cannons shake the ground and the bullets test your will
Even shadows found no cover on that Godforsaken hill,
The day the sun stood still.

And I watched them lean their shoulders to the fearful hail of lead.
And I prayed for night to save us and I cried and bowed my head.
But the sun just kept a-creepin', 'cross a cold indifferent sky
Castin' a deadly glow on all the men below.

All the hours in a lifetime don't add up to one whole minute in that sun,
And the heroes and the cowards look the same when they have fallen by the gun.
The day the sun stood still.

And the north and south looked west, but the evening star was sleeping.
And the daylight wouldn't rest out on the killing floor.
The red sun on the the hill shinin' down on all the dead men
With a strange and eerie chill, the day the sun stood still.
Do not judge what you brother does till you've walked a mile
Rank by bloody file, who's to say if you'll run or stay and fight?

The day the sun stood still is just beneath the skin
In the soul of every soldier every battle that he's in.
The day the sun stood still will haunt your dreams at night
And stalk you every sunrise, though you will not know it till . . .

The day the sun stood still, how they beat the bloody drums,
And the seconds moved like hours, but the sunset never comes.
And the cannons shake the ground and the bullets test your will
Even shadows found no cover on that Godforsaken hill,
The day the sun stood still.

Never knew his name!

I never knew his name
As he called to me
Pleading with his eyes.
Suddenly so wise
Trying not to cry,
Now he's gone and I
Never knew his name.

I've seen his kind before
Rising to his fall.
God, he was so young
Like a song half sung,
Interrupted by
Someone just as shy, 
Who never knew his name.

The true cost of honor is suddenly too clear!
It measures too far and deep.

He always looks the same
Dressed in blue or gray.
All the life he'll miss
Girls he'll never kiss
Things he'll never try
Unaware that I
Never knew his name.

I never knew his name,
Guess it's just as well.
So I do my part
Hiding from my heart
Whispering goodbye
Thanking God that I
Never knew his name.

O Holy Night

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Sleigh Bells  - Gene Autry
Honky Tonky Christmas
Jingle Bells -  Alan Jackson
Christmas Time  - John Anderson
That's how we do it in Dixie  -  Hank Williams
Jingle Bells Rock  - Rascal Flatts
Johnny's Snowman  - Deane Carter
Ribbons & Bows  - Kacey Musgraves
Winter Wonderland  - Randy Travis
Dreaming with my eyes wide open  - Clay Walker
A Holly Jolly Christmas  - Lady Antebellum
Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow  - Joe Diffie
Christmas time's a coming  - Sammy Kershaw

A baby changes everything  - Faith Hill
Please come home for Christmas  - Keith Anderson

Christmas Time in Texas  -  George Strait

When it's Christmas time in Texas
It's a very special time for me.
In Texas we'll be swingin' around the Christmas tree
Dancin' to a Christmas melody.
When it's Christmas time in Texas
It might look just like a summer day.
There may not be snow in San Antonio,
But it's a Texas Christmas to me.

When Santa Claus slips over the border
It'll sound a little different when he sings
'Cause he'll hear those twin fiddles playin'
Christmas songs with a touch of western swing.
There may not be snow in San Antonio
But it's a Texas Christmas to me.

When it's Christmas time in Texas,
I love to hear those Christmas carolers sing,
People on the go, children's faces all aglow,
Wondering what Santa's gonna' bring.
Grandpa's been chasin' grandma around
Tryin' to catch her 'neath the mistletoe.
Everything is right, the lone star shinin' bright,
But it's a Texas Christmas to me.

When Santa Claus slips over the border
It'll sound a little different when he sings
'Cause he'll hear those twin fiddles playin'
Christmas songs with a touch of western swing.
There may not be snow in San Antonio
But it's a Texas Christmas to me.
And here is wishing you all a merry Christmas
Merry Christmas from Texas and me.

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