More Than Men, Less Than God

Lyrics

[Verse 1] More than men but less than God Heroes all They say Fifteen months out on that line Counting down the days And I hear we're heading back Same old desert wind But before I pack my rucksack Let me speak his name again His name was Eric Francis Cooke His mama called him Buzz We just called him Sergeant Major It was who Not what he was [Chorus] He was more than men but less than God Standing where the bullets crossed Holding fear like it was nothing Like a Bible Like a cross Every night I hear him laughing In the dust inside my lungs He was flesh and bone and fragile But he never once came undone [Verse 2] He got up every morning Long before first light Just to send his mama an email "Ma I'm safe I'm alright" Boots laced tight His coffee black Same old crooked grin Said "If I don't come back from here You tell her I fought to the end" [Chorus] He was more than men but less than God Standing where the bullets crossed Holding fear like it was nothing Like a Bible Like a cross Every night I hear him laughing In the dust inside my lungs He was flesh and bone and fragile But he never once came undone [Bridge] Destined to fall That's what they wrote Just names on a granite wall But I still see him in that doorway Shouting "Move!" above it all (hey!) Heroes that could not beat the odds Still They rise when I recall Every story that I tell of him Is one more time he walks these halls [Chorus] He was more than men but less than God Standing where the bullets crossed Holding fear like it was nothing Like a Bible Like a cross And if we gotta go again now Back into that smokin' sun I'll carry Buzz like a worn-out flag Till the final battle's done [Outro] His name was Eric Francis Cooke I say it soft I say it strong We just called him Sergeant Major In my heart He marches on