this is for the ones who heard the fight for freedom calling and for the ones who answered i ll do what i can for the ones who ran to battle who believed that freedom mattered this is for you and this is for the ones whose orders took them to the front lines for the ones who fell and never made it home and for the ones who came back broken with memories too hard to be spoken this is for you we remember we remember and we are thankful we are grateful we know freedom isn t free oh we remember we remember the gift you gave the price you paid is not in vain and it will never be forgotten cause we remember and this is for the ones whose war is wondering and waiting and for the moms and dads and families back at home those with pictures by their beds who had to learn to live again oh this is for you we remember we remember we are thankful and we are grateful cause we know freedom isn t free oh we remember yes we remember the gift you gave the price you paid is not in vain and it will never be forgotten and we remember every time we chase our dreams or pray out loud or speak our minds and even when we disagree oh we remember and though sometimes we ve lost our way we re still the land of the free and the home of the brave  we remember we remember and we are thankful we are grateful we know freedom isn t free oh we remember we remember the gift you gave the price you paid is not in vain and it will never be forgotten cause we remember oh we remember