As the silence fell, the birds began to sing br The soldier tries to stand on his own br As the blood trickles down his arm he looks and he see's br As he stands, he finds he's all alone br br His friends are all about him at his feet br The enemy has perished from the seige br From the field of battle he searches the fields and trees br With a sigh of relief he drops down to one knee br br With one good hand he fumbles his radio br Must get command on line, must let them know br He hears a voice on line that says Bravo twenty three br Report your twenty and status would you please br br The soldier leans his back against a tree br And streaches out before him his tired feet br He says, Sir, the positions held, it is ours to keep br Defended now by one beneath this tree br br The voice it says that help is on the way br The soldier hesitates, as a breath he takes br Across his legs he lays his rifle down br Chambers a round, then comes back to say br br Sir, I see a dozen men they come br I'll try to hold this ground but I'm just one br I'll try to hold them back, but I don't think I may br When you come Sir, Please, pray my soul to take br br When the help it came they found beneath the tree br The young man in his twentys no longer breathed br And out before him scattered on the ground br Were a dozen men, dead enemy were found br br The Captain he walks up to the tree br The soldier's hand was warm he finds heartbeat br He said men if you can, you must try to save this man br And they did, for this soldier he was me.