Songwriter Jon Hanson featuring Dale Crockett Vocal This song is a fathers way of trying to cope with his 18 year old son heading off to boot camp Sunday July 26, 2009. It is a work in progress, but it's getting close. Jon Hanson Real Soldier Man
Seems only a few years ago, I held you in one hand
I still see you with your Army men playing in the sand
I guess I never really thought ahead this far
I always thought you’d be right here out in our back yard
PEOPLE LIKE TO SAY FREEDOM ISN’T FREE
NOW IT’S YOU ON THE LINE AND I KNOW WHAT THEY MEAN
I WANT YOU TO KNOW HOW PROUD OF YOU I AM
YOU’VE GONE FROM GI JOE TO A REAL SOLDIER MAN
You’ve traded in your Tonka for an Army truck No more riding on my shoulders you’re all grown up From paintball guns and laser tag to a real M-16 From defending our backyard to defending our country I know you are ready, to stand brave and true And son I’ll be praying everyday for you
Chorus Bridge Now here we stand and you’re about to leave I never dreamed one day my little boy would be protecting me
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Tag You’ll always be my GI Joe, and a real soldier man