Kenny Ray Horton: Music

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This song was written in 2001 about a statue. In Great Lakes, IL, there stands a statue at Recruit Training Command for the Navy. It is called the Lone Sailor, but I couldn't find a song written about him or any of his life trials. I though it was about time to be the one to pay tribute to those who leave the safety of their family and friends and go into harms way to defend what we Americans hold dear - our freedom.

VERSE 1
He rests his weary head as
A red sky fades to blue water
When he opens his eyes
He'll be just that much closer to home
He walks in his dreams through green fields
With his sons and his daughters
With God on his side
He can never be really alone

CHORUS
Hail, hail Lone Sailor man
Pray for your mothers
Watch over your brothers
Hail, hail Lone Sailor man
Give your life if you must
But God-willing come home when you can

VERSE 2
Steadfast and strong is the
Way that we all look upon him
All his true feelings and
Fears tucked away deep inside
For he lays the blanket of freedom
America rests on
And when he faces our foes
He leaves them with no place to hide

VERSE 3
So man raise your glass
Toast the sailors who chose to protect us
Sailing from homeports
To lands with dangers abound
While they're on watch
We'll sleep easy and know they'll watch over
Each one of us from Frisco Bay
Out to Long Island Sound