Story of a soldier who came back from the war with wounded legs and a wounded spirit. He was "Decorated" and still loves his country but his "dreams have faded." PRO RECORDING
warveteran
Soulful Beach Groove music following in the footsteps of Van Morrison, Eva Cassidy, Bill Withers, Jack Johnson, Elton John and Sting... with a French twist!
I was uncomfortable with the emotional extremes that the war in Afghanistan and Iraq has evoked. I found that my feelings were in a less well-defined area. That is also the sense I got from returning soldiers I spoke with. There is a line in the song when the soldier is feeding ducks at the lake that goes "I've shot a few of them in my days, now I'm leaving all the killing to somebody else." He still sees the necessity to fight evil, he's just done more than his share.
Lyrics
I was decorated in the war
Took some bullets, now I don’t walk too good no more
At least I made it on back home
Guess that’s a good thing, sometimes I’m not so sure
There are days that I can’t tell
If I’m colder than ice or hotter than Hell
I got plastic bones in my legs
I got a beautiful letter from the President
I was decorated
We all celebrated
But my dreams have faded
Feels like my life was wasted
I was decorated…
There’s a lake a few miles out of town
In the weekdays, you never see anyone
I usually sit there in my car
I blast my music, nobody says "turn it down"
And if my legs don’t hurt too much
I walk out to the water and feed the ducks
I shot a few of them in my days
Now I’m leaving all the killing to somebody else
I was decorated, etc…
