“Claim Denied!”

Copyright © 2005 [Glenda D. Kelley].  All rights reserved.

He put away his football

His baseball, bat and glove

He parked his car in their garage

And looked at it with love

He hugged his mom and kissed her

Hugged dad and shook his hand

Then left to serve his country in

Some far off foreign land

We’ll never know just why he went

What made him heed the call

We only know that when he left

He walked off proud and tall

He joined up with his unit

Fought bravely by their side

Some of them were wounded

And some of them have died

We owe these men our freedom

We owe these women too

They go to serve so you and I

Can live the way we do

They don’t ask anything of us

Except when they’ve returned

Their minds and bodies broken

We give what they have earned

I guess it’s too much to expect

To let them live with pride

It’s easier to ignore them

And stamp them “Claim Denied”

One day just when we need them

They won’t come to our aid

Cause Uncle Sam has lied to them

They have truly been betrayed

So congressmen and senators

We ask of you today

Please hold a midnight session

And fix the DVA

You met for Terry Schiavo

You gave yourselves a raise

Meet tonight for Veterans rights

And earn our warriors praise

“I support our Veterans”

At election time you say

Prove to us you mean it

By supporting them today

Mandatory funding

Is what our Vets deserve

For the illnesses and injuries

Inflicted while they serve

Get rid of five eleven

Get rid of Feres too

Give our Vets the same rights

That belong to me and you

We owe these men our freedom

We owe these women to

They go to serve so you and I

Can live the way we do

They don’t ask anything of us

Except when they’ve returned

Their minds and bodies broken

We give what they have earned

Copyright © 2005 [Glenda D. Kelley].  All rights reserved.