It was a warm August night strapped in his vest The badge of his honor pinned to his chest 321 called a traffic stop He stepped out the car, not a second thought Seconds went by And all that we heard was Officer Down The blood of the blue runs through this town His memory survises through all of us now It's hard to believe he's not around We'll never forget this officer down May of '16 we walked the aisle Uniforms on wearing that smile 321 god bless your soul We'll take it from here while you go home Days go by But all that we hear is Officer Down The blood of the blue runs through this town His memory survives through all of us now It's hard to believe he's not around We'll never forget this officer down A warm August night strapped in his vest The badge of his honor pinned to his chest