Thank you guys so much.
So my name is Leah Justine,
and I was born and raised in Tacoma, Washington.
We have a huge military presence
out in the Pacific Northwest.
And this next song is gonna be my very next single.
It's a song that I wrote for all the women
and all the families who are left behind
when we have men and women deployed overseas.
And we have them deployed all the time.
Sometimes it's that bulletproof vest,
that Kevlar vest that they wear out on the front lines.
That's the only thing protecting our loved ones.
So this next song goes out to all of our military families,
all of our families of first responders and police officers.
We love you guys.
This one's called American Kevlar.
It's six o'clock on a Wednesday.
You should be walking through my door.
But for the past five months,
I don't get that privilege anymore.
The day is dragged on.
There's nothing I can do.
So I wrap my hands around your tags
and say a prayer for you.
American Kevlar is the only thing I got protecting my heart.
Sometimes it's hard to breathe.
It seems just too far.
So I bow my head, send off a prayer,
and put my faith in American Kevlar.
As people on the street who don't know that we're at war,
because we can all rest free.
When you put on that uniform, I'll
pass on with a smile,
because the world is on the move.
But when night falls and I'm all alone,
I'm forced to face the truth.
American Kevlar
is the only thing I got protecting my heart.
Sometimes it's hard to breathe.
It seems just too far.
So I bow my head,
send off a prayer,
and put my faith in American Kevlar.
You won't be there to see her
take her very first breath.
But she can't wait to meet you.
In the meantime,
don't forget American Kevlar
is the only thing we got
protecting our heart.
Sometimes it's hard to breathe,
because it seems just too far.
So I bow my head,
send off a prayer,
ask God to keep you in his care,
and put my faith in him, and American Kevlar.
Thank you guys so much.
Thank you for your service.
Woo!