My Last Name

I learned how to write it
When I first started school
Some bully didn't like it
He said it didn't sound too cool
So I had to hit him
And all I said when the blood came
"That's my last name"
Grampa took it off to Europe
To fight the Germans in the war
It came back on some dog tags
Nobody wears no more
It's written on some headstone
In the field where he was slain
It's my last name
Passed down from generations
Too far back to trace
I can see all my relations
When I look into my face
I'll never make it famous
But I'll never bring it shame
It's my last name
Daddy always told me
Far back as I recall
"Son you're part of something
You represent us all
So keep it how you got it
As solid as it came
It's my last name"
Passed down from generations
Too far back to trace
I can see all my relations
When I look into my face
I'll never make it famous
But I'll never bring it shame
It's my last name
So darlin if you're wonderin
Why I've got you here tonight
I wanna be your husband
I want you to be my wife
I ain't got much to give you
But what I've got means everything
It's my last name
Oh, it's my last name
I learned how to write it
When I first started school