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1. Endless Fields

1. Endless Fields

 V1 In the bright morning sun, June of Twenty Nine The wife, seven kids and I standing in a line to board the train for Maryland, leaving Tennessee On the way from where I was to what I want to be V2 It ain’t easy feeding children when the chestnut trees have...
2. Stories of Valor

2. Stories of Valor

 I put my hand on the wall, just under your name I carry a picture, it’s just not the same Cut so clean with precision like you would have done If you’d wielded a chisel instead of the gun Heard the pleas of your country, answered the call Put your plans in...
3. Shepherd

3. Shepherd

V1 I saw a lamp out in the night It came closer to me brought me light He left the ninety nine To seek out the one He never even asked Of the things I have done V2 My fortunes have entangled me It will take a stronger one to set me free His eyes were kind and his...
4. Long Time Gone from Brooklyn

4. Long Time Gone from Brooklyn

  We all saw you off at the station, On that dark cloudy feeling of a day There was music, the young girls all a waving, Best wishes to vanquish the gray The first letters told of your training, Comrades at the dress parades Each night as taps were sounded,...

6. The Painting on the Wall

V1 The texture on the water shines like fine old lace As she strolls along the pathway leading to a special place Her favorite spot in all the world, that’s where she met young Joe A sunny day , so many years ago V2 The treeline in the distance , shades of...

7. Call of Duty

He was born in Raleigh, in forty four His dad died as a sailor in the war On the Lexington for his country dear, He did his duty and showed no fear Walked to school alone ’til he was nineteen, Kids on the bus were cold and mean No use in tryin’ to avoid...

8. The Revelator

v1 Banned for serving Christ my lord, Threatened with the Roman sword, Not to death but put away… Still worship on the Sabbath day Then the angel came to me, At an island on the sea There I fell and could not stand, At the feet of the son of man chorus He was...

9. Hold On

[V1] It’s not easy to watch as you struggle along and not be able to answer your cry Challenges facing you every day, Sometimes it seems too hard to try I’d like to smooth out the path that you travel on tomorrow Or even carry the burden that you bear I still...