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To the active duty holding down the line,
To the retired watchmen who stood the test of time,
And every veteran who sailed through the storm,
This is for you.
Out in the deep water where the sky turns black,
Coast Guard on the watch,
no turning back, Semper Paratus,
yeah we live by the code,
Heavy on the throttle in the rescue mode,
Waves crashing high but the hull won't break,
Every single life is a promise we make,
Active on the deck,
veterans in the draft,
We secure the port,
we secure the craft.
Always ready, always there,
through the gale, From the frozen northern waters to the southern trail,
Active, retired, veterans stand tall,
When the horn starts blowing we answer the call,
Yeah, we answer the call,
we stand tall. Icebreakers cutting through the frozen sheet,
Tactical operators pacing on the beat,
Drug interdiction in the dead of the night,
Underneath the rotor blades,
ready for the fight,
Salute the retired who paved out the way,
Veterans who carried us into today,
Guardians of the coast,
guardians of the sea,
Holding down the borders for the land of the free.
Always ready, always there,
through the gale, From the frozen northern waters to the southern trail,
Active, retired, veterans stand tall,
When the horn starts blowing we answer the call,
Yeah, we answer the call,
we stand tall.
To the active, the retired,
and the brave... Semper Paratus.
We hold the line.