My father met Eleanor Roosevelt In 1939 The war at last was over then And they were still alive
Her husband was the president Til he ran out of time Her Fraklin D. was history And they'd put him on the dime
My father joined the leaernecks To stay out of the mines The new marine was just fifteen In 1939
There were medals and malaria The South Pasific War Through jungles that were paradise And were paradise no more
Soldiers fight and soldiers die Soldiers live to wonder why Semper fi, fe fo fum Look out peacetime, here we come
Some of the men who did survive Were not the lucky ones War is only good for those Who make and sell the guns
My father lay recovering The hurt was all inside Sometimes the wounds that never heal Are easiest to hide
When Eleanor came bearing gifts To San Francisco Bay She gave my dad a blanket In the hospital that day
That blanket meant a lot to him My mother has it still Some forget the kindnesses That others never will
Soldiers fight and soldiers die Soldiers live to wonder why Semper fi, fe fo fum Look out peacetime, here we comeTeksty umieszczone na naszej stronie są własnością wytwórni, wykonawców, osób mających do nich prawa.
