The 82nd Infantry Division was a unit in the American Army during The Great War and saw action in the Argonne Forest. The “All Americans” as they were called earned the name because they had at least one soldier from all 48 American states (at the time). The song talks about Sergeant Alvin York and...
[Verse 1]
In the draft of 1917, a man from Tennessee
Overseas to the trenches he went, from the land of the free
Into war he brought two things along, a rifle and his faith
Joined the ranks as a private, assigned to 338th
[Pre-Chorus]
There on that day
Alvin York entered the fray
Saving the day
82nd all the way
[Chorus]
Into the fires of hell, the Argonne, a hero to be
Entered the war from over the sea
Intervene, 1918, all the way from Tennessee
Hill 223
[Verse 2]
When his faith has been put to the test, the call to arms he heeds
On the 8th of October he went, made a sergeant for his deeds
Fearless, leading the raid of the war, machine gun on the hill
Charge the enemy taking the prisoners by power of his will
[Pre-Chorus]
There on that day
Sergeant York entered the fray
Saving the day
82nd all the way
[Chorus]
Into the fires of hell, the Argonne, a hero to be
Entered the war from over the sea
Intervene, 1918, all the way from Tennessee
Hill 223
[Bridge]
What Sergeant York achieved that day
Would echo to the U.S.A
It's 82nd all the way
Death from above, what they now say
What Sergeant York achieved that day
Echoes from France to the U.S.A
It's 82nd all the way
Death from above, what they now say
[Guitar solo]
[Chorus]
Into the fires of hell, the Argonne, a hero to be
Entered the war from over the sea
Intervene, 1918, all the way from Tennessee
Hill 223
Hell, the Argonne, a hero to be
Entered the war from over the sea
Intervene, 1918, all the way from Tennessee
Hill 223
82nd All the Way was written by Chris Rörland & Joakim Brodén & Pär Sundström.
82nd All the Way was produced by Sabaton.
Sabaton released 82nd All the Way on Fri Jul 19 2019.