DESCRIPTION:
'Lance Corporal Austin'
written by: Wood Newton and Billy Dawson
copyright 2010

video directed by: Andrea Cope
video produced by: Gil Cope

Aaron Austin was one of my best friends. He lost his life while protecting our country and protecting the Iraqi people such as the little girl he saved in the picture at the end of this video. He passed away a few days after it was taken. We are forever grateful for you and everyone in our armed forces! Rest in peace my friend, we will never forget you and we will see you again!

Lance Corporal Aaron C. Austin
(1982-2004)

GOD bless all who serve in our United States military!

Billy Dawson

LYRICS:

'LANCE CORPORAL AUSTIN'

VERSE 1:
OUT IN THE PANHANDLE  
IN A PLACE WE COME FROM
ME AND AARON AUSTIN
MARCHED TO A DIFFERENT DRUM
LIKE THE LONGHORNS AND AGGIES
WE COULD NEVER GET ALONG
IF ONE OF US WAS RIGHT
THE OTHER MUST BE WRONG

HE MOVED TO NEW MEXICO
FOR A COUPLE YEARS
HE CAME BACK TO SUNRAY
WITH A DIAMOND IN HIS EAR
DRESSED UP LIKE SOME GANGSTER
HIS PANTS WERE FALLING DOWN
HE COULDN'T SEE A FUTURE
IN OUR TEXAS TOWN

NEXT TIME I SAW AARON
HE HAD SERVED IN THE MARINES
I NEVER WOULD'A THOUGHT IT 
IN MY WILDEST DREAMS
SHOWED UP ON MY DOORSTEP
ASKING ME TO SING
A SONG HE LOVED BY STAIND
CALLED EPIPHANY

CHORUS:
AND I PLAYED.... AND MAMA PRAYED
HE WOULDN'T GO BACK TO WAR
BUT HE SAID HE HAD TO FIGHT SOME MORE
AT TWENTY ONE YEARS OF AGE IS WHEN WE LOST HIM
HE SACRIFICED HIS LIFE AND LORD IT COST HIM
BUT WE GAINED A LOT OF FREEDOM....
THANKS TO LANCE CORPORAL AUSTIN

VERSE 2:
ON A ROOF TOP IN FALLUJAH
AARON GAVE HIS ALL
THEY SAY HE SAVED A LOT OF MEN
WHEN HE TOOK THAT FALL
HE GOT SHOT ABOVE THE VEST
AND STAINED THE ROOF TOP RED
BUT TO HIS FAMILY AND FRIENDS
HIS MEMORY'S NEVER DEAD

CHORUS REPEAT:

OUTRO:
"WE MISS YOU BUDDY..."

IN THE TEXAS PANHANDLE  
IN THE PLACE WHERE WE COME FROM
ME AND AARON AUSTIN
MARCHED TO A DIFFERENT DRUM

Please visit the website below and check out what these folks are doing for our wounded military! Amazing!

www.thewwp.com

song produced and performed by: Billy Dawson
engineered, mixed, percussion, recording and co-production by: Jason Latham
mastered by: Noah Henson
steel guitar: Gary Morse
vocals, guitar and mandolin: Billy Dawson

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