Arlington Lyrics - Songs About Me - Trace Adkins

I never thought that this is where I'd settle down 

I thought I'd die an old man back in my hometown 

They gave me this plot of land 

Me and some other men, for a job well-done 

There's a big white house 

Sits on a hill just up the road 

The man inside 

He cried the day they brought me home 

They folded up a flag and told my mom and dad 

We're proud of your son 

And I'm proud to be 

On this peaceful piece of property 

I'm on sacred ground 

And I'm in the best of company 

I'm thankful for those thankful 

For the things I've done 

I can rest in peace 

I'm one of the chosen ones 

I made it to Arlington 

I remember daddy brought me here when I was eight 

We searched all day 

To find out where my grand-dad lay 

When we finally found that cross 

He said, "Son this is what it costs 

To keep us free" 

Now here I am, a thousand stones away from him 

He recognized me on the first day I came in 

And it gave me a chill when he clicked his heels 

And saluted me 

And I'm proud to be 

On this peaceful piece of property 

I'm on sacred ground 

And I'm in the best of company 

I'm thankful for those thankful 

For the things I've done 

I can rest in peace 

I'm one of the chosen ones 

I made it to Arlington 

And every time I hear twenty-one guns 

I know they brought another hero home to us 

We're thankful for those thankful 

For the things we've done 

We can rest in peace 

'Cause we are the chosen ones 

We made it to Arlington 

Yeah, dust to dust 

Don't cry for us 

We made it to Arlington