Re: Remember to Remember
I'll give a listen to some tunes tomorrow: (Quite a week for Lightfoot tunes - CRT/CPR/Last Spike anniversary. The Wreck anniversary and some Remembrance Day tunes as well..)
Heaven Help The Devil, Sit Down Young Stranger, The Lost Children, and Leaves of Grass.
The Lost Children:
Goodbye you lost children, God speed you on your way
Your little beds are empty now, your toys are put away
Your mother sings a lullaby as she gazes at the floor
Your father builds more weapons and marches out once more
Leaves of Grass:
If people could look into each other's eyes
What a wonderful place this world would be
All strife would end, we could start again
And dreams like these must not pass on
But the brave keep falling to honor the names
Of the ones who have gone before
And the earth shall give new life to them
But only the grass will grow once more
Heaven Help The Devil:
In these times of trial and uncertainty
I have thought what does this freedom mean to me
Is it just some long forgotten fantasy
Our love for each other may not be explained
We live in a world where tears must fall like rain
Most of us don't wish to cause each other pain
We have been captured by the thieves of the night
Held for ransom if you please
Heaven help the devil may he have a few unpleasant memories
Sit Down Young Stranger:
Now will you try and tell us, you been too long at school
That knowledge is not needed, that power does not rule
That war is not the answer, that young men should not die
Sit down young stranger, I wait for your reply
The answer is not easy for souls are not reborn
To wear the crown of peace, you must wear the crown of thorns
If Jesus had a reason, I'm sure he would not tell
We treated him so badly, how could he wish us well
The parlor now is empty, there's nothing left to say
My father has departed, my mother's gone to pray
There's rockets in the meadows and ships out on the sea
The answer's in the forest, carved upon a tree
John loves Mary, does anyone love me ?
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