Verse 1: Sun comes up, tide goes out, a new day begins Palm trees sway, as children play, in the sand Seagulls fly, across the sky, two by two Another
Wounded and weary, he camt riding through our camp, He said, "This war's almost over boys, go on back to Birmingham", But I still could hear the thunder
Searching for some answers about this kind of life, We knew a man who'd done it all, made the sacrifice, We told him we were ready, We thought our time
I have stumbled, I have complained, On this rough and rocky road, I've been humbled, Caught out in the rain, And it chilled me to the bone, Lawd now
Shut up heart quit messing with my mind, You've done gone and been proved wrong, One too many times, Yeah you're the one who got me, In this sorry shape
I play country music 'cause I'm from back in the woods, I play rock and roll 'cause it makes me feel good, I play them ol 'blues to take the load off
There was never a doubt if I could just hold out, This is how good love could be I'd find that special someone lucky me, I always knew it could happen
I never let my guard down, I'm known to be a cautious man, I ain't got much to lose if I never take a chance, I ain't had much luck at loving her, That
When I was seventeen, immature and green, I thought I knew the man, I wanted me to be, I never saw myself, working here this way, I'd thought I'd make
Every heart has a private space, A place of hiding, For things we can't face, And I know you're wondering, If I'm really what I seem, Or if out of a
I was with the 42nd back in 1943, I've fought for freedom on the shores of every sea, But nowadays it's different all I feel is shame, People dying everyday
