A tribute to a soldier who didn’t fall But rose up to the sky to be with God He could light up all our faces, he was really going places With a heart of gold and a smile like a star Though he left some things behind him In all of us you’ll find him Our memories won’t let us drift apart We miss our beating drum the rhythm's gone so faint Together we’ll be strong if we only keep our faith We’re not moving on ‘cause you’ve earned a special place We’ll keep marching on forever at your pace Share stories of the last things that we said And the best things we ever did And tonight we’ll all be laughing ‘Cause no matter what else happens He’ll always have a place in our hearts We miss our beating drum the rhythm's gone so faint Together we’ll be strong if we only keep our faith We’re not moving on ‘cause you’ve earned a special place We’ll keep marching on forever at your pace We’ll hold up each other's hearts ‘till we can hold them on our own I know it will be hard But we will never be alone And we’ll keep marching on forever at your pace