Operation Christmas
mammasan
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I was listening to my iPod today when a song from Live starting playing. I've had Live's latest album, Songs from Black Mountain, on my iPod since it was released but haven't listened to it much. Today I decided to hear it in it's entirity. One song was extremely poigniant, Home. If you have ever heard this song you will know why. Below are the lyrics.
I'm a soldier on the field
Fightin' for you
Fightin' for me
You can see it on our faces
Like the bullets leave tracers
You can feel it for real
You can't imagine the pain of my babies so far away
So far from my home
When they comin' home?
When they leavin' that place?
See their lover's face again
Kid will see his daddy's face again
When they comin' home?
Lord, shed some grace
See their lover's face again
Kid will see his daddy's face again
I'm a soldier on the field
Waitin' to die, prayin' to live
To survive one more day
But my hope begins to fray
It's my flesh against the steel
You'll never know what I've known
You'll never see what I've seen
I hope we make it home
When they comin' home?
When they leavin' that place?
See their lover's face again
Kid will see his daddy's face again
When they comin' home?
Lord, shed some grace
Put your peace in the valley tonight
Bring the soldier home alright
When they comin' home?
When they leavin' that place?
See their lover's face again
Kid will see his daddy's face again
"So far from home", she cries
"Politics aside, what I'd give to have him here tonight"
When they comin' home?
When they leavin' that place?
See their lover's face again
Kid will see his daddy's face again
When they comin' home?
Lord, shed some grace
Put your peace in the valley tonight
Bring the soldier home alright
When they comin' home?
Children playin' in the sun, home
See their lover's face again
Kid will see his daddy's face again
When they comin' home?
Mama braidin' your sweet hair, home
Put your peace in the valley tonight
Bring the soldier home alright
When they coming' home?
Children playin' in the sun, home
See their lover's face again
Kid will see his daddy's face again
When they comin' home?
Mama braidin' your sweet hair, home
When they coming' home?
That song sort of leads into my point for this thread. During this holidays season there will be so many people in this country who will be celebrating the holidays with the absense of a loved one because of the War in Iraq. Their loved ones will either be serving in Iraq or will have unfortunetly breathed their last breath there. In my mind Christmas time is special but especially for children.It is a magical time for them and many of them will be without a parent this year, again for the same reasons stated above. Their is an amazing organization that reaches out to these children and their families and does what it can to make their Holiday a little cheerier. I've provided the link and just ask to please take the time and look through it.
http://operationchristmas.org/about-oec.php
I'm a soldier on the field
Fightin' for you
Fightin' for me
You can see it on our faces
Like the bullets leave tracers
You can feel it for real
You can't imagine the pain of my babies so far away
So far from my home
When they comin' home?
When they leavin' that place?
See their lover's face again
Kid will see his daddy's face again
When they comin' home?
Lord, shed some grace
See their lover's face again
Kid will see his daddy's face again
I'm a soldier on the field
Waitin' to die, prayin' to live
To survive one more day
But my hope begins to fray
It's my flesh against the steel
You'll never know what I've known
You'll never see what I've seen
I hope we make it home
When they comin' home?
When they leavin' that place?
See their lover's face again
Kid will see his daddy's face again
When they comin' home?
Lord, shed some grace
Put your peace in the valley tonight
Bring the soldier home alright
When they comin' home?
When they leavin' that place?
See their lover's face again
Kid will see his daddy's face again
"So far from home", she cries
"Politics aside, what I'd give to have him here tonight"
When they comin' home?
When they leavin' that place?
See their lover's face again
Kid will see his daddy's face again
When they comin' home?
Lord, shed some grace
Put your peace in the valley tonight
Bring the soldier home alright
When they comin' home?
Children playin' in the sun, home
See their lover's face again
Kid will see his daddy's face again
When they comin' home?
Mama braidin' your sweet hair, home
Put your peace in the valley tonight
Bring the soldier home alright
When they coming' home?
Children playin' in the sun, home
See their lover's face again
Kid will see his daddy's face again
When they comin' home?
Mama braidin' your sweet hair, home
When they coming' home?
That song sort of leads into my point for this thread. During this holidays season there will be so many people in this country who will be celebrating the holidays with the absense of a loved one because of the War in Iraq. Their loved ones will either be serving in Iraq or will have unfortunetly breathed their last breath there. In my mind Christmas time is special but especially for children.It is a magical time for them and many of them will be without a parent this year, again for the same reasons stated above. Their is an amazing organization that reaches out to these children and their families and does what it can to make their Holiday a little cheerier. I've provided the link and just ask to please take the time and look through it.
http://operationchristmas.org/about-oec.php
"When one gets in bed with government, one must expect the diseases it spreads." - Ron Paul
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