Fifty-thousand Names on a Wall

song by George Jones; written by Jamie O'Hara

There are teddy bears and high school rings,
And old photographs that mamas bring
Of daddies with their young boys, playing ball.
There're combat boots that he used to wear,
When he was sent over there.
There're fifty-thousand names carved in the wall.

There're cigarettes, and there're cans of beer,
And notes that say "I miss you dear",
And children who don't say anything at all.
There're Purple Hearts and packs of gum,
Fatherless daughters and fatherless sons,
And there're fifty-thousand names carved in the wall.

They come from all across this land,
In pickup trucks and minivans,
Searching for a boy from long ago.
They scan the wall and find his name,
The teardrops fall like pouring rain,
And silently they leave a gift, and go.

There're stars of David and rosary beads,
And crucifixion figurines,
And flowers of all colors, large and small.
There's a Boy Scout badge and a merit pin,
Little American flags waving in the wind,
And there're fifty-thousand names carved in the wall.