Down From The Distance

16/04/2025 10 min Temporada 1
Down From The Distance

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Episode Synopsis

This song is an ode to young men of my generation who were forever changed as a result of military service.   Lyrics:   He came down from the distance  In 1964 Looking for the home he Used to know   Like a wolf without a pack he’s traveling alone All the world and nowhere Left to go.     His Mom and Dad are gone and Sister left town That damn spring tornado Took them down.   While he was at war not a choice of his own his world became a set of gravestones   Chorus   Life is never easy with Events out of control The measure of a man Is how he  takes on the whole For what’s in the past of Every life lived  Has to be pushed behind To move ahead   Now he has to build anew A second life Not one of war and  Constant strife     But one that gets him a Reason for hope In a new place with a different scope

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