Man For Uncle Sam

Billy ran off and left me
I was 8 months along
Growing up in a small place
I was the talk of the town

Nine months to grow him
Eighteen to raise him
From skinned up knees
and tooth fairies
Proms and girl anatomy

God bless America
The land of the free
I didn't know that Uncle Sam
Would be helping me
Teach him how to shoot
Teach him how to save
Many men from hitting the grave
They taught my boy how to be a man
For Uncle Sam

News reports on CNN
Roadside bombs and missing men
Right at that moment was when
I knew I might never see him again

God bless America
The land of the free
I didn't know that Uncle Sam
Would be helping me
Teach him how to shoot
Teach him how to save
Many men from hitting the grave
They taught my boy how to be a man
For Uncle Sam

Somedays I regret it
Letting my boy go
But I'll forget when
He was standing at my door

God bless America
The land of the free
I didn't know that Uncle Sam
Would be helping me
Teach him how to shoot
Teach him how to save
Many men from hitting the grave
They taught my boy how to be a man
For Uncle Sam