Final Transmission lyrics

He had just turned nineteen yesterdayWanted to be a school teacher somedayCame from a small and modest townHad never before traveled abroadHe signed on the promise of a college fundPop and Mom begged him to stay at homeThe last time they saw him was at an airportHe hugged his distraught mother a final timeHe went abroad to serve when he was only nineteenReality caught up with him, stole a heart full of dreamsHe's never gonna get a chance to chase all those hopesLost them all amidst this war and smokeCan you hear the sound of youth negated?Watch on TV names are takenMother, MotherMy final transmissionParis Island was plain hell on earthGot gunny yelling at him, "better prove your worth"Moved on to Baghdad about six months onCaught an IED today, now he is goneHe went abroad to serve when he was only nineteenReality caught up with him, stole a heart full of dreamsHe's never gonna get a chance to chase all those hopesLost them all amidst this war and smokeCan you hear the
sound of youth negated?Watch on TV names are takenMother, MotherMy final transmissionDad and Mom I am your only loving singHid a written final transmission under my helmetLove you both in heart and mindA better set of parents no boy could ever findWeep for me and say thy prayersRemember me through all your yearsOnly got to serve for six months on andIf you're reading this I have passed and goneSo I harbor my final requestA letter in my memory please sendOff to the President and all his menBegging him with others to bring the troops back homeHe's never gonna get a chance to chase all those hopesLost them all amidst the war and smokeCan you hear the sound of youth negated?Watch on TV names are takenHe's never gonna get a chance to chase all those hopesLost them all amidst this war and smokeCan you hear the sound of youth negated?Watch on TV names are takenMother, MotherMy final transmission