Lyrics

[Verse 1] I was just a little girl at 18 Mama couldn't understand why I wanted to wear green I knew there was more than this small town So I packed my things and I headed out From ribbons in my curls to tyin' my hair up high To countin' the days when I had to say goodbye From ballet shoes to dress blues From pom-poms to parachutes The little girl just grew up way too fast When they ask me why I went in I say [Chorus] To protect the ones I love And stand up for the weak To believe in somethin' bigger than me To live for God and country I broke my daddy's heart when I wеnt to war His little girl was strong but this is not what he asked for And I'm nothin' comparеd to those who died Those who gave up, who gave their lives When they asked me why I went in I say [Chorus] To protect the ones I love And stand up for the weak To believe in somethin' bigger than me To live for God and country [Bridge] Nothin' compares to that day Touchin' down in the great U S of A I never saw the grass so green or the sky so blue Somethin' we all forget sometimes I felt grace like I never knew [Chorus] To protect the ones I love And stand up for the weak To believe in somethin' bigger than me To live To protect the ones I love And stand up for the weak To believe in somethin' bigger than me To live for God and country