That's what they told you on the news A watered down version of the truth But they ain't got the half of it He said, "I was over there that day Me and my buddies half a world away And we can't talk about what we can't forget" Things no one should ever see Sacrifices made to keep us free Stories left untold Seared into your soul Still trying to win the war within Long after we come home He said, "we do it for our families We do it for our friends When duty calls We'll do it all again Even though we know there will be more Stories left untold" No one talks about the dreams we have Waking up just fighting mad Scared of becoming one of the 22 Our loved ones try to understand But they didn't live it man Couldn't tell 'em, even if we wanted to Things no one should ever see But that's just part of the cost to keep us free Stories left untold Seared into your soul Still trying to win the war within Long after we come home He said we do it for our families We do it for our friends When duty calls We'll do it all again Even though we know there will be more Stories left untold He said, "man you don't want to know what you don't know About stories left untold" Stories left untold