Oh, look at the green gra** All the white stone masts Your ship ain't going nowhere baby Can't sail away from this, you can't sail away Memorial day Come every April, I hear the shadows call By the time May comes around I know that history only exists Because of war Memorial day Memorial day I understand the need to respect the dead, learn from them I understand there's more to this More to this than counting, baby More to this than counting I wear my granddad's medal, the ones he wouldn't wear They represented destruction to him They feel like freedom When you look at them from here Memorial day I understand the need to respect the dead, learn from them I understand there's more to this More to this than counting, baby More to this than counting Yesterday was significant, if yesterday you were alive The things that were important When you woke up yesterday Just remember who you were, adjust for flight Memorial day Memorial day Memorial day