We Have The Watch

Verse 1

They folded up the flag in the evening light,

A thousand memories running through the night,

Stories in the silence, echoes in the air,

Of a man who gave his heart to everybody there.

He wore the uniform with pride upon his chest,

Never backed away when life put him to the test,

And if you needed help, he’d be the first to stand,

Giving all he had with a steady helping hand.

Pre-Chorus

And the road rolls on,

Though we wish you’d stayed,

The love you left behind

Will never fade.

Chorus

We have the watch from here,

Brother, rest your soul,

Your footprints lead the way

Down every dusty road.

Through every tear we cry,

Through every prayer we send,

Your name will ride forever

On the hearts of family and friends.

We have the watch from here,

Your story’s carried on,

Though you’re gone from our sight,

Your light is never gone.

Verse 2

A father to his son, a hero in his eyes,

Teaching him to stand when the world gets hard sometimes,

A son who loved his family with everything he had,

A brother and a friend through the good times and the bad.

He found peace on highways underneath the midnight sky,

Music on the speakers while the world kept passing by,

And every mile he traveled, every life he touched,

Became another reason he’ll be missed this much.

Pre-Chorus

And the road rolls on,

Though we wish you’d stayed,

The love you left behind

Will never fade.

Chorus

We have the watch from here,

Brother, rest your soul,

Your footprints lead the way

Down every dusty road.

Through every tear we cry,

Through every prayer we send,

Your name will ride forever

On the hearts of family and friends.

We have the watch from here,

Your story’s carried on,

Though you’re gone from our sight,

Your light is never gone.

Bridge

The bugle sounds,

The colors wave,

Another Soldier laid to rest.

But legends don’t leave,

They live inside

The people that they loved the best.

So when the sun comes up,

And the long road calls our names,

We’ll carry what you taught us,

And we’ll never be the same.

Final Chorus

We have the watch from here,

Soldier, rest your soul,

Your strength lives on inside us,

Everywhere we go.

Through every mile ahead,

Through every battle won,

We’ll tell the world your story,

And the good that you have done.

We have the watch from here,

Until our days are through,

And when we meet again someday,

We’ll be standing next to you.

Outro

The road goes on forever,

But love outlives the years,

Your watch is finally over,

We have the watch from here.

Forever loved. Forever remembered. Never forgotten.

We have the watch from here. 🎖️🇺🇸