![]() We made it to Arlington, yeah dust to dust,ĭon’t cry for us, we made it to Arlington Outsider. We can rest in peace, ’cause we are the chosen ones, We’re thankful for those thankful for the things we’ve done, I know they brought another hero home to us He recognized me on the first day I came in,Īnd it gave me a chill when he clicked his heels, and saluted me. He said, “Son, this is what it cost to keep us free.” Now here I am, The lights went down, the announcer came on introducing Trace and then the stage and the crowd came alive when the lights came back up and there stood Trace. We searched all day to find out where my granddad lay, The Trace Adkins Concert, held on Saturday, at Coushatta Casino Resort, Kinder, LA., was everything any Trace Adkins fan, or just a country music fan, could have wished for. I remember Daddy brought me here when I was eight, I can rest in peace, I’m one of the chosen ones, I made it to Arlington I’m thankful for those thankful for the things I’ve done, I’m on sacred ground and I’m in the best of company, They folded up a flag and told my mom and dad, “We’re proud of your son.”Īnd I’m proud to be on this peaceful piece of property, The man inside he cried the day they brought me home, There’s a big white house sits on a hill just up the road, A Grand Ole Opry member for nearly two decades, the Louisiana native is known for dynamic baritone and fiery, always. They gave me this plot of land, me and some other men, for a job well done, In his 25-year career in Country music, Trace Adkins has sold over 11 MILLION albums, charted over 20 singles, earned numerous awards and GRAMMY nominations, and garnered over TWO BILLION streams. ![]() I thought I’d die an old man back in my hometown, I never thought that this is where I’d settle down, It’s just simply paying tribute and homage and respect to the people who gave that last full measure,” he said. ![]() It doesn’t glorify war at all or anything like that. When Arlington came along, Adkins said, “I knew that was the song I had been waiting a long time to record.” Then, he went on to discuss what makes the song so special. Before this song came along, Adkins had considered recording John Michael Montgomery’s “ Letters from Home.” However, he said it “didn’t feel quite right,” and kept looking for the perfect song. In a 2005 interview with CMT, Trace Adkins recalled the moment he heard “Arlington” for the first time. Turnbull met Nixon’s father, heard the young Marine’s story, and was inspired to pen “Arlington.” Trace Adkins on “Arlington” Marine Corporal Patrick Nixon who first soldier from Tennessee to die in the war in Iraq. At the same time, it serves as a kind of unofficial Memorial Day anthem among some country music fans.ĭave Turnbull and Jeremy Spillman co-penned the song before sending it to Trace. However, it has gone on to become one of the Louisiana native’s best-known songs. The song peaked at the number 16 spot on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. Trace Adkins released “Arlington” as the second single from his 2005 album Songs About Me. A post shared by Trace Adkins More About “Arlington”
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