Soldiers & Jesus Lyrics - Shake What God Gave Ya - James Otto

Grand-daddy came home in a B-52 

In a pine box covered in red, white and blue 

He was one of the brave and the proud and the few 

Twenty-one guns helped us say goodbye 

I stood there in silence tryin' hard not to cry 

As the preacher, he quoted, lines written in red 

And then he folded his bible and in a broken voice, he said 

There's only two people who's every died for me 

Laid down their lives just so I could be free 

They both went through hell, beared crosses and shells 

And both got back up again after they fell 

They never picked the fight, but they're there 

To pick up the pieces 

God only knows who we'd be without soldiers and Jesus 

It seems like the news loves to run 'em both down 

But whenever we need 'em, they're always around 

So don't hand me a party's political views 

'Cause they're a left side, a right side, and then there's the truth 

There's only two people who's every died for me 

Laid down their lives just so I could be free 

They both went through hell, beared crosses and shells 

And both got back up again after they fell 

They never picked the fight, but they're there 

To pick up the pieces 

God only knows who we'd be without soldiers and Jesus 

To me, they're both heroes for the path that they chose 

'Cause one fights for my life, one fights for my soul 

There's only two people who's every died for me 

Laid down their lives just so I could be free 

They both went through hell, beared crosses and shells 

And both got back up again after they fell 

They never picked the fight, but they're there 

To pick up the pieces 

God only knows where we'd be without soldiers and Jesus 

Soldiers and Jesus