More patriotic country
TexasFred reminded me of this when he posted the words to "Ragged Old Flag" by Johnny Cash.My favorite thing about country is it's ability to tell a story. When I listen to even southern rock, it just can't compare to country as far as songwriting.
This is off Patriotic Country 2, and the band is Lonestar.
(Look it up on Napster or Itunes if you have it!)
Somebody's Someone
Turn to the six o'clock news, another soldier diesTried to hide it but I couldn't help it, I had to cry
When my little boy asked me daddy was he your friend
I said no, I didn't even know him
(chorus) But he was somebody's someone, a neighbor, a husband
A brother, a father, and a mother's only son
He was an uncle, a cousin, somebody's best friend
And I'm sure at times a shoulder to lean on
He was somebody's someone
So I sat there in that chair and helped him understand
How this brave young man gave his life for our land
And although he's someone we'll never know
To you and me he is a hero
He was somebody's someone, a neighbor, a husband
A brother, a father, and a mother's only son
He was an uncle, a cousin, somebody's best friend
And I'm sure at times a shoulder to lean on
He was somebody's someone
To the world he was a total stranger
Who kept us safe and out of danger
But now he's just a picture on TV... Somebody's memory
But he was somebody's someone, a neighbor, a husband
A brother, a father, and a mother's only son
He was an uncle, a cousin, somebody's best friend
And I'm sure at times a shoulder to lean on
He was somebody's someone
He was somebody's someone
posted by Rebekah @ 8:58 AM
