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Rocket City! (The American Dream​.​.​.​Interrupted)

by Jackie Marx

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1.
Gather 'Round Children 03:54
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JOHNNY, ARE YOU LISTENING TO ME? QUIT LOOKING AT YOUR WRISTWATCH LOOKING OUT THE WINDOW COME SIT A LITTLE BIT CLOSER, IT'S TIME YOU LISTENED TO ME SUSAN, QUIT FUSSING WITH YOUR HAIR STOP MESSING WITH YOUR MAKEUP AND LOOKING IN YOUR MIRROR COME SIT A LITTLE BIT CLOSER, IT'S TIME YOU LISTENED TO ME GATHER ROUND CHILDREN, ARE YOU THE NEXT PATROL? GATHER ROUND CHILDREN, WOULD YOU BE READY TO GO? LISTEN UP CHILDREN AND LISTEN WELL I'VE GOT A STORY THAT I'VE GOT TO TELL GATHER ROUND CHILDREN JOHNNY, I WAS EVEN YOUNGER THAN YOU WHEN THE LEADERS TAKE A STAND, A BOY BECOMES A MAN ARE THEY GETTING READY TO DO IT AGAIN? ARE YOU LISTENING TO ME? GATHER ROUND CHILDREN, ARE YOU THE NEXT PATROL? GATHER ROUND CHILDREN, WOULD YOU BE READY TO GO? LISTEN UP CHILDREN AND LISTEN WELL I'VE GOT A STORY THAT I'VE GOT TO TELL GATHER ROUND CHILDREN, ARE YOU THE NEXT PATROL? GATHER ROUND CHILDREN, WOULD YOU BE READY TO GO? GATHER ROUND CHILDREN ARE YOU THE NEXT PATROL? GATHER ROUND CHILDREN WOULD YOU BE READY TO GO?
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Backyard Warriors 02:05
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JOHN WAYNE MARCHED ACROSS THE MOVIE SCREEN KICKING BUTT AT IWO JIMA WE MADE BOMBING RUNS WITH OUR PAPER PLANES WE WIPED OUT HIROSHIMA WE WERE LITTLE BOYS PLAYING MAKE-BELIEVE FIGHTING FOR THE RIGHT, FIGHTING REAL MEAN BACKYARD WARRIORS WITH WOODEN GUNS LITTLE TOY SOLDIERS OUT HAVING FUN BUT THAT WAS MAKE-BELIEVE, IT WAS JUST PRETEND NO ONE WOULD DIE, AND IT WOULD ALWAYS END MAKE BELIEVE IT WAS JUST PRETEND THE GOOD GUYS WOULD WIN AND COME BACK HOME AGAIN IN SIXTY-FOUR WE TALKED ABOUT THE WAR WE TALKED ABOUT GIRLS THEN WE TALKED SOME MORE "LET'S GO TO 'NAM. WHY NOT DROP THE BOMB? WE'LL SHOW THEM COMMIES YEAH WE'LL SHOOT 'EM DOWN!" WE WERE LITTLE BOYS PLAYING MAKE-BELIEVE FIGHTING FOR THE RIGHT, FIGHTING REAL MEAN BACKYARD WARRIORS WITH WOODEN GUNS LITTLE TOY SOLDIERS OUT HAVING FUN BUT THAT WAS MAKE-BELIEVE, IT WAS JUST PRETEND NO ONE WOULD DIE, AND IT WOULD ALWAYS END MAKE BELIEVE IT WAS JUST PRETEND THE GOOD GUYS WOULD WIN AND COME BACK HOME AGAIN (Repeat last two sections twice, as a round)
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The American Dream 02:18
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REMEMBER WHEN YOU ASKED HIM, HE WAS ONLY NINETEEN? YOU ASKED HIM TO FIGHT FOR THE AMERICAN DREAM AFTER NECKIN' AT THE DRIVE-IN, HE WALKED HER TO HER BACK DOOR EARLY IN THE MORNING HE WAS GOING TO WAR SO IF HE DIES IN A COMBAT ZONE, BOX HIM UP AND SEND HIM HOME THEY SHAVED HIS HEAD SO HE'D CONFORM. THEY PUT HIM IN A UNIFORM I THOUGHT SOMEBODY SAID THERE WAS A PARTY GOIN' ON?! THEY ISSUED HIM AN M16 HE'S TURNED INTO A WAR MACHINE IN MY FLAK JACKET, I CAN HACK IT HUT TWO-THREE-FOUR HE'LL FIGHT, FIGHT, FIGHT, FOR THE AMERICAN DREAM FIGHT, FIGHT FOR THE DREAM FIGHT, FIGHT, FIGHT, FOR THE AMERICAN DREAM AND, HE'LL SERVE HIS COUNTRY SQUATTIN' IN THE JUNGLE GRASS NO PORCELAIN TO HOLD MY ASS— —OCIATION WITH THIS LOCATION IS GETTIN' TO ME JUNGLE ROT AND SIDEWAYS RAIN AT TIMES THEY THINK THEY'LL GO INSANE BUT THE USA AND THE CIA ARE COUNTIN' ON ME SO IF THEY DIE IN A COMBAT ZONE, BOX 'EM UP AND SEND THEM HOME OH SAY CAN YOU SEE? WE CAN'T SEE THE ENEMY RUNNIN' AND A DUCKIN'. ARE THEY HIDIN' FROM ME? WE PLAY THE GAME IN THEIR BACKYARD WE HIT 'EM FAST. WE HIT 'EM HARD WHEN THE DAYTIME TURNS TO NIGHT TIME THEY ARE SO HARD TO SEE BUT, WE'LL FIGHT, FIGHT, FIGHT, FOR THE AMERICAN DREAM FIGHT, FIGHT, FOR THE DREAM FIGHT, FIGHT, FIGHT, FOR THE AMERICAN DREAM FIGHT, FIGHT, FOR THE DREAM FIGHT, FIGHT, FIGHT, FOR THE AMERICAN DREAM AND, WE'LL SERVE OUR COUNTRY
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Sweet Little Child 02:40
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Sweet little child all dressed in pink When they said you couldn't go it made you think 'Cause that sweet little child all dress in blue was gonna serve his Country, gonna fight for you But, you wanted to go Yes, you wanted to go You were told all of your life that you'd be a mom and you'd be a wife and the man of your dreams would fight in a war You'd keep the home fires burning and wait by the door But, you wanted to go Yes, you wanted to go Just because you were a woman and not some big strong strappin' man Just because you were a woman Did that mean you couldn't go? Hell no! You were told all of your life that you'd be a mom and you'd be a wife and the man of your dreams would fight in a war You'd keep the home fires burning and wait by the door But you wanted to go Yes you wanted to go Just because you were a woman and not some big strong strappin' man Just because you were a woman Did that mean you couldn't go? Sweet little child all dressed in pink When they said you couldn't go it made you think 'Cause that sweet little child all dress in blue was gonna serve his Country maybe die for you
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All My Love Johnny 04:17
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I OPEN MY YEARBOOK TO PAGE 27 MY FINGER STILL TRACES THE MEMORY YOU SIGNED MY BOOK IN RED INK, RIGHT UNDER YOUR PICTURE "I'LL LOVE YOU FOREVER, ALL MY LOVE JOHNNY." THE HEART THAT YOU CARVED IN THE OAK TREE THAT SUMMER IS STILL THERE THOUGH FADED AND LONELY THE WORDS THAT YOU CARVED THERE ARE ETCHED IN MY MEMORY "I'LL LOVE YOU FOREVER, ALL MY LOVE JOHNNY." THAT WAS IN 'SIXTY-THREE ANYTHING WAS POSSIBLE WE WERE YOUNG AND IN LOVE. IT WOULD ALWAYS BE YOU AND ME NOTHING WOULD EVER CHANGE, AND WE'D GROW OLD TOGETHER WE DREAMED AWAY THE SUMMER OF NINETEEN SIXTY-THREE AFTER YOU LEFT US, I SLEPT WITH YOUR PICTURE NIGHT AFTER NIGHT YOU ENTERED MY DREAMS YOUR DAD READ THE TELEGRAM—MY DAY TURNED TO DARKNESS PLEASE HEAR MY PRAYER: “YOU HAVE ALL MY LOVE JOHNNY.” (INSTRUMENTAL BREAK) NOTHING WOULD EVER CHANGE, AND WE'D GROW OLD TOGETHER WE DREAMED AWAY THE SUMMER OF NINETEEN SIXTY-THREE THAT PAGE IN MY YEARBOOK IS YELLOWED AND TATTERED MY TEAR-STAINS NEVER DAMPEN THE MEMORY YOU SIGNED MY BOOK IN RED INK, RIGHT UNDER YOUR PICTURE "I'LL LOVE YOU FOREVER. ALL MY LOVE, JOHNNY." IN THE SUMMER OF SIXTY-THREE ANYTHING WAS POSSIBLE WE WERE YOUNG AND IN LOVE, WHAT WE SHARED WAS SO ALIVE NOTHING WOULD EVER CHANGE AND WE'D GO ON FOREVER THEN SUMMER TURNED TO WINTER IN NINETEEN SIXTY-FIVE YES, SUMMER TURNED TO WINTER...IN NINETEEN SIXTY-FIVE IN NINETEEN SIXTY-FIVE
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After This Firefight 03:18
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WHO WILL I BE. WHAT WILL I FEEL, AFTER THIS FIREFIGHT? I LEARNED HOW TO KILL. IF I HAVE TO I WILL, BUT IT'S SUCH A QUIET NIGHT. WILL I MAKE IT BACK? I DON'T WANT TO DIE. WILL I HAVE TO KILL TO KEEP MYSELF ALIVE? AFTER THIS FIREFIGHT, WILL I BE A MAN? AFTER THIS FIREFIGHT, WILL I BE OLDER THAN I AM AFTER THIS FIREFIGHT AFTER THIS FIREFIGHT AFTER THIS FIREFIGHT AFTER THIS FIREFIGHT SOMEBODY'S GONNA DIE. CAN YOU TELL ME WHY ON SUCH A QUIET NIGHT? WILL I LOSE THIS GAME TO BULLET WITH MY NAME, BEFORE THE MORNING LIGHT? WILL I MAKE IT BACK TO THE SAFETY ZONE TO FIND OUT MY BUDDIES ARE DEAD AND GONE? AFTER THIS FIREFIGHT, WILL I BE A MAN? AFTER THIS FIREFIGHT, WILL I BE OLDER THAN I AM? AFTER THIS FIREFIGHT AFTER THIS FIREFIGHT AFTER THIS FIREFIGHT AFTER THIS FIREFIGHT WHO WILL I BE. WHAT WILL I FEEL, AFTER THIS FIREFIGHT? SOMEBODY'S GONNA DIE. CAN YOU TELL ME WHY? AFTER THIS FIREFIGHT AFTER THIS FIREFIGHT AFTER THIS FIREFIGHT AFTER THIS FIREFIGHT
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Everybody's Son 03:33
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SOMEONE'S LITTLE BOY WAS BORN ON A BRIGHT AND SUNNY DAY, INNOCENT AND FREE WE TAUGHT HIM TO FIGHT FOR FREEDOM, AND TO PRAY SOMEONE'S LITTLE BOY GREW UP SOMEONE’S LITTLE BOY FELL DOWN PLAYING THE GAME FOR EVERYONE AND NOW HE’S GONE LOOK TO THE EAST. LOOK TO THE WEST LOOK TO THE LITTLE BOY THAT YOU LOVE THE BEST LOOK TO THE NORTH. LOOK TO THE SOUTH YOU CAN LOOK EVERYWHERE, BUT YOU'RE GONNA FIND OUT THAT HE WAS, OH YES HE WAS HE WAS EVERYBODY'S SON LOOK TO THE EAST. LOOK TO THE WEST LOOK TO THE LITTLE BOY YOU LOVE THE BEST ‘CAUSE HE WAS OH, YES HE WAS HE WAS EVERYBODY'S SON SOMEONE'S LITTLE BOY WILL BE BORN ON A DARK AND STORMY NIGHT, INNOCENT AND FREE WE'LL TEACH HIM TO FIGHT FOR FREEDOM, AND TO PRAY SOMEONE'S LITTLE BOY WILL GROW UP SOMEONE'S LITTLE BOY MIGHT FALL DOWN PLAYING THE GAME FOR EVERYONE AND HE MIGHT GET GONE! SO, LOOK TO THE EAST. LOOK TO THE WEST LOOK TO THE LITTLE BOY YOU LOVE THE BEST LOOK TO THE NORTH. LOOK TO THE SOUTH YOU CAN LOOK EVERYWHERE, BUT YOU'RE GONNA FIND OUT HE WILL BE, YES, HE WILL BE HE WILL BE EVERYBODY'S SON LOOK TO THE EAST. LOOK TO THE WEST LOOK TO THE LITTLE BOY YOU LOVE THE BEST HE WILL BE YES, HE WILL BE HE WILL BE EVERYBODY'S SON SOMEONE'S LITTLE BOY WAS BORN ON A BRIGHT AND SUNNY DAY, INNOCENT AND FREE WE TAUGHT HIM TO FIGHT FOR FREEDOM, AND TO PRAY LOOK TO THE EAST. LOOK TO THE WEST LOOK TO THE LITTLE BOY YOU LOVE THE BEST LOOK TO THE NORTH. LOOK TO THE SOUTH YOU CAN LOOK EVERYWHERE BUT YOU'RE GONNA FIND OUT NORTH, SOUTH, EAST, WEST LOOK TO THE LITTLE BOY YOU LOVE THE BEST EAST, WEST, NORTH, SOUTH, OOOOH... *BUT YOU’RE GONNA FIND OUT (Theater ending)
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Land of My Children 03:15
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MY COUNTRY 'TIS OF THEE MY SWEET, SWEET LAND OF LIBERTY LAND OF MY FATHER'S PRIDE. LAND I HAVE CHOSEN LAND OF MY CHILDREN OF THEE I SING. FOR PEACE I PRAY. I PRAY WAR. WHAT'S IT FOR? DEATH. DRY A TEAR TIMES COME AND GO YES, THE SEASONS CHANGE TIMES COME AND GO POLITICS REARRANGE TIMES COME AND GO AND WE PLAY THE GAME OF WAR AGAIN MUST WAR GO ON? MUST WAR CONTINUE? WARS COME AND GO AND THE DADDIES DIE WARS COME AND GO AND THE BABIES CRY WARS COME AND GO AND SHE SITS AND CRIES ALONE AGAIN MUST WAR GO ON? MUST WAR CONTINUE? MY COUNTRY 'TIS OF THEE. MY SWEET, SWEET LAND OF LIBERTY. LAND OF MY FATHER'S PRIDE. LAND I HAVE CHOSEN. LAND OF MY CHILDREN OF THEE I SING. FOR PEACE I PRAY. I PRAY. WAR. WHAT'S IT FOR? DEATH. DRY A TEAR MUST WAR GO ON? MUST WAR CONTINUE? MUST WAR CONTINUE?
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Chris's Shoes 02:33
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CHRIS'S SHOES ARE ALWAYS UNTIED CHRIS'S SHOES ARE ALWAYS SCUFFED HIS SHOES ARE ON THE WRONG FEET BUT HE'S MY LITTLE BOY, HE'S MY LITTLE BOY HE'S MY SON HIS FINGERNAILS ARE ALWAYS BITTEN HIS HAIR AN INCH TOO LONG HE RIDES HIS BIKE AT TOP SPEED YES, HE'S MY LITTLE BOY, HE'S MY LITTLE BOY THE SON I LOVE ONE DAY HE'LL GROW UP AND GO OUT ON HIS OWN ONE DAY HE'LL GROW UP, AND HE'LL BE GONE YES, ONE DAY HE'LL GROW UP. GONNA FIND HIS OWN WAY ONE DAY HE'LL GROW UP, AND HE'LL BE GONE KEEPS WORMS IN THE REFRIGERATOR SCIENCE PROJECT NEXT SHELF ABOVE ON HIS BEDPOST, RECYCLED BUBBLE GUM YES, HE'S MY LITTLE BOY, HE'S MY LITTLE BOY THE SON I LOVE RUNS LIKE THE WIND. HE'S ON THE TRACK TEAM GETS RIBBONS FOR THE HONOR ROLL HAS ADOLESCENT INSECURITY SUCH A LOVELY CONTRADICTION HE'S THE ONE I'D PICK TO BE MY SON ONE DAY HE'LL GROW UP AND GO OUT ON HIS OWN ONE DAY HE'LL GROW UP, AND HE'LL BE GONE BUT, ONE DAY HE'LL GROW UP. HE’LL FIND HIS OWN WAY ONE DAY HE'LL GROW UP, AND HE'LL BE GONE CHRIS'S SHOES ARE ALWAYS UNTIED
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Freedom Bird 04:02
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WHEN I WAS A YOUNG MAN, MY MAMA TOLD ME, MY MAMA SAID "HEY SON YOU GOTTA DO YOUR DUTY, SERVE GOD AND YOUR COUNTRY DO WHAT'S GOTTA GET DONE." I SAID "I KNOW MOM, WELL I'M GONNA GO. SO PUT YOUR MIND AT EASE WILL YOU PROMISE ME ONE THING YOU'LL STOP THE REAL WORLD 'TILL I CAN GET BACK WILL YA' PLEASE?" FREEDOM BIRD, TAKE ME BACK TO ME FREEDOM BIRD, FLY ME SO HIGH FREEDOM BIRD, I'M HANGIN' ON TO YOUR WING I'M HANGIN' ON FOR DEAR LIFE FREEDOM BIRD, TAKE ME BACK TO ME FLY ME HIGH, THEN SET ME FREE FREEDOM BIRD, YOU'LL TAKE ME BACK TO REALITY BUT, CAN YOU TAKE ME BACK TO ME? WHEN I WAS A YOUNG MAN, MY SERGEANT TOLD ME. MY SERGEANT SAID "HEY SON YA' GOTTA DO YOUR DUTY SERVE GOD 'N YOUR COUNTRY, DO WHAT'S GOTTA GET DONE." I SAID "I KNOW SARGE, WELL HERE I AM. SO PUT YOUR MIND AT EASE WILL YA ASK THE BIG BOYS TO STOP THE REAL WORLD 'TILL I CAN GET BACK. WILL YA PLEASE?" FREEDOM BIRD, TAKE ME BACK TO ME FREEDOM BIRD, FLY ME SO HIGH FREEDOM BIRD, I'M HANGIN' ON TO YOUR WING I'M HANGIN' ON FOR DEAR LIFE FREEDOM BIRD, TAKE ME BACK TO ME FLY ME SO HIGH FLY ME HIGH, THEN SET ME FREE SET ME FREE FREEDOM BIRD, YOU'LL TAKE ME BACK TO REALITY BUT, CAN YOU TAKE ME BACK TO ME? FREEDOM BIRD CAN YOU TAKE ME BACK TO ME? TAKE ME, TAKE ME BACK CAN YOU TAKE ME BACK TO ME? FREEDOM BIRD CAN YOU TAKE ME BACK TO ME?
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Ain't Goin' Back 03:54
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NO MORE CREEPIN’ THROUGH THE JUNGLE, GOT NO MORE TIME I AIN’T GOIN’ BACK I WAS THERE WHEN YOU CALLED ME, WAS THAT MY CRIME? I AIN’T GOIN’ BACK I WAS THERE WHEN YOU CALLED ME, THERE WHEN YOU CALLED ME I CROSSED THAT LINE, WAS THAT MY CRIME? STOP YOUR JUSTIFYIN’ I GOT NO MORE TIME FOR DYIN’ AND I AIN’T GOIN’ BACK I MADE IT THROUGH, SEE ME STANDIN’ IN THE SUN I MADE IT THROUGH AND I’M NOT THE ONLY ONE I MADE IT THROUGH LIKE A FIREY BALL OF FLAME BUT DID WE COME BACK THE SAME? NO MORE FEELIN’ LIKE A TARGET, SHOOTIN’ UP BAD GUYS I AIN’T GOIN’ BACK I DID WHAT YOU TOLD ME, BELIEVIN’ ALL YOUR LIES I AIN’T GOIN’ BACK I DID WHAT YOU TOLD ME, DID WHAT YOU TOLD ME I CROSSED THAT LINE, WAS THAT MY CRIME? STOP YOUR JUSTIFYIN’ I GOT NO MORE TIME FOR CRYIN’ NO, I AIN’T GOIN’ BACK I MADE IT THROUGH, SEE ME STANDIN’ IN THE SUN I MADE IT THROUGH AND I’M NOT THE ONLY ONE I MADE IT THROUGH LIKE A FIERY BALL OF FLAME BUT DID WE COME BACK THE SAME? (Instrumental) I MADE IT THROUGH I MADE IT THROUGH I MADE IT THROUGH I MADE IT THROUGH
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They Were to Believe 03:22
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THE DECLARATION CAME OUT. SO, THE MEN BELLIED UP TO THE BAR FOR THEIR LAST DRINK OF FREEDOM FOR A WHILE THEY WOULD MARCH ON THE LAND, AND THEY’D SAIL ON THE SEA TO FIGHT IN A WAR THAT MIGHT JUST DAMN WELL KILL 'EM THEY HAD GONE TO FIGHT, TO KEEP US SAFE AND FREE YES, THEY’D FIGHT, TO PROMOTE DEMOCRACY THEY WOULD FIGHT, AND THEY'D BLEED, AND THEY'D DIE THEY WERE TO BELIEVE EVERYTHING THEY WERE BEING TOLD SILENT ENEMY RULED THE NIGHT YET HE DUG IN FOR THE FIGHT DEATH AND DARKNESS ALL AROUND HIM "WHY ARE WE HERE?" WAS HIS CRY. “TO FIGHT FOR FREEDOM!" THE REPLY SO, THE DAWN'S EARLY LIGHT FOUND JOHNNY FIGHTING HE HAD GONE TO FIGHT, TO KEEP US SAFE AND FREE YES, HE’D FIGHT, FOR APPLE PIE, MOM, AND LIBERTY HE WOULD FIGHT, AND HE’D BLEED, AND HE’D CRY HE WAS TO BELIEVE EVERYTHING HE WAS BEING TOLD HE CAME HOME ALL ALONE, TOO MANY COMRADES HAD DIED FIGHTING FOR A CAUSE THEY HAD BELIEVED IN A WOMAN SPIT IN HIS FACE AS HE WAS WHEELED FROM THE PLANE WAS SHE TOO BLIND TO SEE WHY HE'D BEEN FIGHTING? HE HAD GONE TO FIGHT, TO KEEP THAT WOMAN FREE. YES, HE FOUGHT. HE WAS PROTECTING YOU AND ME SO HE THOUGHT. AND HE BLED, AND HE SURVIVED HE WAS TO BELIEVE EVERYTHING HE WAS BEING TOLD THEY WERE TO BELIEVE
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If Only You Were Here Dad 02:43
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IF ONLY YOU WERE HERE DAD IF ONLY YOU COULD SEE JUST HOW MUCH I LOOK LIKE YOU DAD. THERE'S THIS PICTURE MOM GAVE TO ME. I'M GROWING UP WITHOUT YOU BUT I FEEL I KNOW YOU JUST THE SAME YOU FOUGHT FOR MOM AND ME. YOU FOUGHT TO KEEP US FREE AND I'M SO PROUD TO HAVE YOUR NAME IF ONLY YOU WERE HERE DAD ALL THE THINGS THAT WE WOULD DO JUST ME, AND MOM, AND YOU DAD P.S., I LOVE YOU I'M WRITING YOU THIS LETTER JUST ONE MORE I KNOW YOU'LL NEVER SEE 'CAUSE EVERY TIME I WRITE TO YOU DAD IT BRINGS YOU SO MUCH CLOSER TO ME IF ONLY YOU WERE HERE DAD ALL THE THINGS THAT WE WOULD DO JUST ME, AND MOM, AND YOU DAD P.S., I LOVE YOU IF ONLY YOU WERE HERE DAD I WOULD HOPE THAT YOU'D AGREE I'M TURNING OUT TO BE JUST LIKE YOU DAD THAT'S WHAT MOMMA SAYS TO ME I'M GROWING' UP WITHOUT YOU BUT I FEEL I KNOW YOU JUST THE SAME YOU FOUGHT FOR MOM AND ME. YOU FOUGHT TO KEEP US FREE AND I'M SO PROUD TO HAVE YOUR NAME IF ONLY YOU WERE HERE DAD ALL THE THINGS THAT WE WOULD DO JUST ME, AND MOM, AND YOU DAD P.S., I LOVE YOU IF ONLY YOU WERE HERE DADDY ALL THE THINGS THAT WE WOULD DO JUST ME, AND MOM, AND YOU DAD P.S. I LOVE YOU P.S. I LOVE YOU P.S. I MISS YOU
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The American Dream (Reprise) 01:48
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He's going back home all alone They'll drop him in a combat zone with children born in freedom yelling obscenities War is hell, why can't they see that he had fought to keep them free I'll never understand how that makes him the enemy To fight, fight, fight for the American Dream to fight, fight for the dream (repeat this section)
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Backyard Warriors (Reprise) 02:03
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I came back alone I got no "Welcome Home" No parade for me, just Reality Your mom and dad got a folded flag a replacement for the little boy the'dy had This was not make-believe, it was not pretend You died and it will never end for them Not make-believe, it was not pretend We don't always win or come back home again At the Wall as I touch your name, I think about Hiroshima and good old John on the movie screen kickin' ass at Iwo Jima We were little boys playin' make-believe Fightin' for the right, fightin' real mean Backyard Warriors with wooden guns Little toy soldiers out havin' fun It was just make-believe, it was just pretend No one would die and it would always end Just make believe it was just pretend The good guys would win and come home again (Last two sections repeated as a round)
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When I Touch the Wall 03:38
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WHEN I TOUCH THE WALL WHEN I TOUCH THE WALL AND I TOUCH YOUR NAME MEM'RIES TAKE ME BACK TO YESTERDAY DEEP IN MY HEART YOU'RE ALWAYS THERE BESIDE ME WHEN I TOUCH THE WALL WHEN I TOUCH THE WALL THE WALL FEELS SO COLD BUT YOUR MEM'RY WARMS ME TO MY SOUL I'M GROWIN' OLD BUT YOU'LL STAY YOUNG FOREVER IN MY DREAMS I CAN SEE THAT PLACE IN TIME. DID WE KNOW IT WAS GOOD-BYE? I CAN SEE US. I SEE US STANDING THERE, SAYING GOOD-BYE EVERYTHING WE FELT REFLECTED IN OUR EYES I CAN SEE YOU CAN YOU SEE ME? AS I REACH OUT AND TOUCH YOUR NAME MEM'RIES TAKE ME BACK. BACK TO YESTERDAY WHEN I TOUCH THE WALL WHEN I TOUCH THE WALL WHEN I TOUCH YOUR NAME, YOU'RE SO CLOSE TO ME YOU'RE THERE BESIDE ME YOU ARE ALWAYS WITH ME ALIVE IN MY MEMORY I CAN SEE THAT PLACE IN TIME. DID WE KNOW IT WAS GOOD-BYE? I CAN SEE US. I SEE US STANDING THERE, SAYING GOOD-BYE EVERYTHING WE FELT REFLECTED IN OUR EYES I CAN SEE YOU CAN YOU SEE ME? AS I REACH OUT AND TOUCH YOUR NAME I CAN CLOSE MY EYES WHEN I TOUCH THE WALL I SEE YOU STANDING THERE WHEN I TOUCH THE WALL I CAN CLOSE MY EYES AND SEE YOUR FACE AND YOUR EYES ARE SMILING BACK AT ME WHEN I TOUCH THE WALL WHEN I TOUCH THE WALL WHEN I TOUCH THE WALL

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Jackie Marx Surprise, Arizona

Singer/songwriter/ playwright from Surprise, AZ, originally from the Chicago area.

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