Radioman
I know I’m distant I’m complicated
Cant believe that I made it
I Could hear their names Through the speaker
Any other man it would of made’em weaker
Just another reason to fight for Uncle Sam
Through these eyes I saw a foreign land
Where my brothers fought and bled
In my mind it’s always raining
Agent orange hasn't hilled me yet
know I’m broken and isolated
a broken heart but it can take it
I knew the calls signs to switch the channel
Another man’s war, another souls battle
Just another reason to fight makes me what I am
I saw a new tomorrow come
The land of our fathers
painted by the sun
I am distant I’m complicated
Broken heart but it can take it
May this life give me a chance
Welcome radio man
Hello, Doll
Hello Doll I know that you miss me today
Hello boys I wish that I could see the men
you turned out to be
But I’m a rebel
and trouble followed me
Because Iv walked down the line
Put my name on the dotted line
I was going crazy trying to free my soul
I put my life on the line
There’s a million reasons why
When I go put a coin on my headstone
Hello Marree you were always right there by me
Hello God you really broke the mold when you made me
Because Iv walked down the line
Put my name on the dotted line
I was going crazy trying to free my soul
I put my life on the line
There’s a million reasons why
When I go put a coin on my headstone
Hello Doll I know you miss me today
Time to Dream
It was nineteen seventy one
And the war was almost done
But not for me
I remember the morning sun
And the road was almost done
What a place to be
It’s time for this soldier to dream
And we rolled on down that road we built
Along the swamps and the jungles hills
And when the fires went out from their camps
Then the boys in green would fold their hands
And pray
It’s time for this soldier to dream
I had a nineteen sixty one
And ol boy was it fun
You shoulda seen it
dwelled on a pretty lady
And the way we used to dance
You shoulda seen us
And we rolled on down that road we built
Along the swamps and the jungles hills
And when the fires went out from their camps
Then the boys in green would fold their hands
And pray
You never know how much time you’ve got
Or what all this means
All I know is that it’s time
time for this solder to dream
The sounds of the crest angus
Re up as they called out to me
It’s time for this soldier
Time for this soldier to dream
A Place to Call My Own
Iv been wondering
Always searching
For a place to lay my head
and call my own
Iv been trying
My mind is working
To find my way back to you
Because I long
For a better place than this empty soul
Cause all Iv know is world full of desperation
Broken hearts racing thoughts
and constant separation
I’m on my own is there a way to end it all from here
A distant memory that I can not see
I’m always running
Always doubting
Wishing for a place
I don’t belong
I hope I make it
But god forsakes I’m beaten
And I can’t go on
Because I long
For a better place than this empty soul
I’m never lying
Im always trying
Because I know it’s coming
Like a thief in the night
Ballad of Bluefeather
All the things Iv never wanted
Whispers of loss, my heart feels worn
The weight of regret still haunts me
But family helps me weather this storm
I’m a feather blowing in the wind
Iv fought demons and Iv chased my sins
Through the pain and this broken heart of mine
I’m just a feather blowing in the wind
Please know that’s it’s hard to let go
all the things that I have been dreaming of
Lessons learned and words I have spoken
Teach me again about this thing called love
I’m just a feather blowing in the wind
Iv fought demons and Iv chased my sins
Through the pain and this broken heart of mine
I’m just a feather blowing in the wind
People First, Mission Always
Verse 1
Eighteen years and a world to see,
a duffel bag and a young man’s dream,
Korea’s cold cut through his bones,
But he never once felt alone.
Twenty odd months in the cold and rain
When He saw the Red Cross tend the pain,
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Chorus
People first, mission always,
That’s the vow he made one day.
Through the storm and through the war,
Helping hands forevermore.
From hurricanes floods to foreign bays,
People first, mission always.
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Verse 2
Married a girl with a servant’s heart,
Together they made their vow to start,
Thirty-six years she wore that pin,
Serving beside him through thick and thin.
Five long tours, Red Cross red,
Wherever there’s hurt, that’s where they led,
Spain, Japan, and Vietnam’s flame,
He carried hope in the Red Cross name.
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Chorus
People first, mission always,
That’s the vow they lived each day.
Through the tears and hurricane,
Through the loss and through the pain.
When the world was dark and gray,
People first, mission always.
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Bridge
He said, “Everybody’s got a way to serve,
Don’t wait for thanks or the praise you deserve.
Find your place, lend a hand,
Build this world the best you can.”
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Final Chorus
People first, mission always,
That’s the truth his life would say.
From the camps to foreign shores,
He gave his heart and asked no more.
Through the years and through the haze,
People first, mission always.
A Friend in Death
They followed the water, shadows on the ground,
They came ‘round the bend, the tension loud.
Our eyes caught fear in the silence there,
Two souls connect in a moments stare.
He walked through my dreams when the night turned cold,
warrior with a story that can’t be told.
I whisper, “Brother, you can rest in peace,
Regret won’t call back, may your spirit be released
I’ve got a friend in death, though we never spoke a word,
No words spoken, the truest I’ve ever heard.
wedding band shining as the water ran red,
His story is with me though he’s long since dead.
When I arrive we will speak
Of your story from what I see
I am pleased your eyes found mine
Competing warriors killing dying
Where The Willows Sway
It’s hard to believe where I’m going
It’s hard to believe in a second chance
It’s hard to believe in anyone along the road
As I go
Its hard to forget that I’m broken
It’s hard to forget that Iv crossed that line
It’s hard to forget I can’t change the hands of time
In this life
So lay me down
In the cold hard clay where the willows sway away
It’s hard to know that the truth hurts
Its hard to know what to say
It’s hard to put all this anger into words
To convey
There’s a long list of wrongs I have inside me
And not much I can change about me
Every smile I fake just adds to the burden
shadow of the man I used to be
Long Road Prayer
Burned out head lights
And motel rooms
dashboard bible
That guides me through
Smoke-stained ceiling
sins I can’t shake
Rearview mirror
shows my mistakes
Letters Iv sent
love I never gave
I buried it deep
now I’m diggin’ my grave
But maybe somewhere
in these highway lines
There’s a second chance
I ain’t left behind
Cracked leather seats
And calloused hands
Map full of exits
I don’t understand
Radio’s static
Can’t drown the pain
Every mile I drive
feels the same
Lines on my face
Like lines on the road
Each one a story
I’ve never told
Ashtray’s full
But my heart feels worse
I keep chasin’ peace
Like some old curse
If forgiveness rides shotgun,
I’ll slow it down
Turn this rusted wheel
Back around
I am broken on the run
But I’ll always carry on