It’s what he wanted to be
(Bonus verse I’ve heard only once)
Somewhere there’s a son
Growing up without a dad
He was an airborne ranger
Now he’s just a folded flag
So don’t you shed him no tears
He don’t need your sympathy
He’ll grow up to be a ranger
That’s all he wants to be
Somewhere there’s a mother
She’s crying for her boy
He’s an airborne ranger
With orders to deploy
So don’t you shed him no tears
He don’t need your sympathy
‘Cause he’s an airborne ranger
That’s all he wants to be
Somewhere there’s a father
He’s proud as can be-
So don’t you shed him no tears
He don’t need your sympathy
That’s all he wanted to be
Somewhere there’s a daughter
She’s crying for her dad
He was an airborne ranger
Now he’s just a folded flag
So don’t you shed him no tears
He don’t need your sympathy
He was an airborne ranger-