Semper Fi - Trace Adkins

He sat in that long line of barber chairs

And the sergeant asked him, «Son, would you like to keep your hair?»

He said, «Yes, sir,"as he heard those clippers buzzing hum

And the sergeant said, «Well, hold out your hands, 'cause here it comes.»

Semper fi,

do or die

So gung-ho to go and pay the price

Here’s to Leathernecks, Devil Dogs, and Jarheads

And Parris Island in July,

Semper fi

I sleep in my bed instead of a foxhole

I never heard my boss tell me to lock and load

Ain’t no bullet holes in the side of my SUV

Because the kid next-door just shipped out overseas

Semper fi,

do or die

So gung-ho to go and pay the price

Here’s to Leathernecks, Devil Dogs, and Jarheads

And Parris Island in July,

Semper fi

For the few that wear the dress blues

Haircut high and tight

Who are proud to be the first ones in the fight

Semper fi

Semper fi,

Do or die

So gung-ho to go and pay the price

Here’s to Leathernecks, Devil Dogs, and Jarheads

And Parris Island in July,

never leave a man behind

You’re a Marine, a Marine for life

Semper fi