50,000 Names Lyrics - Singles - Jamie O'hara

There's teddy bears and high school rings 

And old photographs that mamas bring 

Of daddies with their young boys playin' ball 

There's combat boots he used to wear 

When he was sent over there 

And there's 50,000 names carved in the wall 

There's cigarettes and cans of beer 

And notes that say, "I miss you dear" 

And children who don't say anything at all 

There's purple hearts and packs of gum 

Fatherless daughters and fatherless sons 

And there's 50,000 names carved in the wall 

They come from all across this land 

In pickup trucks and mini vans 

Searchin' for a boy from long ago 

They scan the wall and find his name 

The teardrops fall like pourin' rain 

Then silently they leave a gift and go 

There's stars of David and rosary beads 

And crucifixion figurines 

And flowers of all colors large and small 

There's a boy scout badge and a merit pin 

Little American flags wavin' in the wind 

And there's 50,000 names carved in the wall