As soldiers tangle in duty And sea turns red As lives end in the blink of an eye The mission begins Like a brother that has lost his brothers, Captain Miller lost his men That bravely sacrificed their hearts For a mother to see her son again As the victory becomes defeat And the loss seems greater than the gain Private Ryan is found in the street And for his brothers cries in vain "James, earn this. Earn it." Miller said, And years after Ryan remembered The bravery of the Captain’s death “I hope that I’ve earned it” Ryan said