Stories That They Tell (Acoustic)

Friday night down at the legion bar Bill opened up a box of old cigars Said, "On this day back in '69, I lost a best friend of mine" Connor said, "That's a place I've been, but it was 2010 Afghanistan" He raised his glass Said, "Here's to friends and the ultimate sacrifice" Yeah, the times and places they may change But one thing stays the same The stories that they tell About going through hell If you think they wouldn't do it all over again Well, you just don't know them The memories that they own Of the ones that didn't make it home Yeah, they sure do miss 'em But they keep 'em all living In the stories that they tell Bartender said, "Next round's on me I spent some time overseas Tonight's my first night behind this bar" Bill handed him a cigar Well, the faces in the pictures they may change But one thing stays the same The stories that they tell About going through hell If you think they wouldn't do it all over again Well, you just don't know them The memories that they own Of the ones that didn't make it home Yeah, they sure do miss 'em But they keep 'em all living In the stories that they tell Yeah, some will laugh And some will cry Sometimes they'll wonder why And I've been there, so I wrote this song I know the need to carry on The stories that they tell About going through hell If you think they wouldn't do it all over again Well, you just don't know them The memories that they own Of the ones who didn't make it home Yeah, they sure do miss 'em But they keep 'em all living In the stories that they tell Yeah, we sure do miss 'em But we keep 'em all living In the stories that we tell