Semper Fi

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Yellow footprints on the asphalt, camp pendleton in July A kid from California learns what sweat can't wash away The DI's voice is thunder, but the lesson's in his eyes You don't move for anyone until you learn to stand and stay [Verse 2] Now I'm the one who's counting heads before the sun comes up each day I know which boot is homesick, I know which one's about to break They hand me men and women like a promise I can't drop And I sign my name to everything that's riding on this weight [Chorus] Semper Fi, from the first step to the last mile Semper Fi, through the dust and through the trial No one fights alone, no one's left behind Once a Marine, always a Marine Semper Fi [Verse 3] Got a letter from my daughter, she drew a flag in blue Said she told her class her daddy a hero and keeps the bad guys far away I don't tell her 'bout the sandbox or the names I carry too I just write back, "Baby, I'll be home soon" [Chorus] Semper Fi, from the first step to the last mile Semper Fi, through the dust and through the trial No one fights alone, no one's left behind Once a Marine, always a Marine Semper Fi [Bridge] There's a wall up in DC where my old sergeant's name is at Sits carved in stone beside the men who never made it back I go there every spring and I don't say much, but I stay Long enough to hear them call the morning formation one more day [Chorus] Semper Fi, from the first step to the last mile Semper Fi, through the dust and through the trial No one fights alone, no one's left behind Once a Marine, always a Marine Semper Fi [Outro] Semper Fi From the first step to the last mile Semper Fi Semper Fi