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Once you sailed a fleet of mighty ships across the sea

A thousand men at your command

Climb the highest mountain, cross burning desert sands

With your sword in hand

Gallantly you’d stand and say, “I will defend her”

Down through history, so many that you’ve saved

Bravery and honor was your game

Loner by circumstance, a soldier by trade

You fall on foreign ground, you were glory bound and free

Now it’s over

Chorus:

Faded hero

The lights are burning low

Are you just a memory?

Are you someone I should know?

Faded hero

A legend from the past

They say you fought for freedom

And now you’re free at last

Many have forgotten the sacrifices you have made

Forgotten the bloodshed and the pain

They walk this land you fought so desperately to save

The names they never knew some of us still do recall

Forgotten soldier

Repeat chorus

Wave the flag, your chest will fill with pride

Now you’re history, a man we cast aside

Listen to the wind, I can hear you cry,

“Don’t let the fire die.”

Repeat chorus

Repeat chorus

Once you sailed a fleet of mighty ships across the sea

A thousand men at your command