I Ride at Dawn

Like my father

And his father, and his father before

Watch the soil burn in the fire

War after war

Done things I didn't know I could

For the common good

Tomorrow I ride at dawn

Give a man a hundred years

And he'll want a hundred more

Give him a hundred choices

And he still chooses war

From Salem Poor to Genghis Khan

Tomorrow I ride at dawn

I was born for battle

I was born to bleed

I was born to help those who have dreams of being free

Brother stop your crying, sister dry your eyes

You'll hear my medals ringing from Shreveport to Shabagan

Tomorrow I ride at dawn

At first light, I march to battle

Not my own life, but brothers' I must save

And when you hear those pipes and drummers

You'll know I marched to glory or proudly to my grave

Tell my loved ones they must carry on

For tomorrow I ride at dawn

Tomorrow I ride at dawn

Tomorrow I ride at dawn

Tell my loved ones they must carry on

For tomorrow I ride at dawn