I JUST CALLED HIM MY SON

Lyrics

I JUST CALLED HIM MY SON VERSE:FIVE YEARS OLD ON HIS BUNK, HE WAS SUPERMAN TRIED TO FLY, FELL AND BIT HIS TONGUE I GAVE HIM ICE CREAM, SAID HE WAS MY HERO HE SAID DADDY, YOU KNOW I'M JUST YOUR SON VERSE: SEEMS LIKE JUST YESTERDAY WE WERE WATCHING THE BIG PARADE SOLDIERS KEEPING CADENCE TO THEIR DRUMS HE SAID, SOMEDAY THAT'LL BE ME, I'M GOING TO BE A HERO BUT DADDY, YOU CAN STILL JUST CALL ME SON CHORUS: AS I STAND IN FIELDS OF GREEN I CLOSE MY EYES REMEMBERING THE LITTLE BOY HE USED TO BE HE'LL ALWAYS BE FOR ME VERSE: HE WAS JUST NINETEEN WHEN HE WENT OFF TO WAR THERE WERE FREEDOMS TO BE WON I WAS SO PROUD I SAID HE WAS MY HERO HE SAID, DAD, YOU KNOW I'M JUST YOUR SON VERSE:HE FELL IN THE DESERT WITH HIS COMRADES THEY FOUND HIM STILL HOLDING HIS GUN THE MEDAL THEY GAVE ME SAID HE WAS A HERO BUT I, I JUST CALLED HIM SON CHORUS: WHITE CROSSES STAND IN FIELDS OF GREEN I CLOSE MY EYES REMEMBERING THE LITTLE BOY HE USED TO BE HE'LL ALWAYS BE FOR ME VERSE: CRACK OF RIFLES BROKE THE SILENCE THE PIPES WERE PLAYING DAY IS DONE THEY HANDED ME THE FLAG SAID HE WAS A HERO, BUT I, I JUST CALLED HIM SON BUT I, I JUST CALLED MY SON mailto:ANewCry4Freedom@aol.com 1-253-884-2835 9418 Glencove Road Gig Harbor, Washington 98329

Credits

Lyrics Credits: NADEAU & THOMAS

Music Credits: DAVE THOMAS

Producer Credits: DAVE THOMAS

Publisher Credits:

Performance Credits: DAVE THOMAS VOCALS SONNY GARRISH PEDAL STEEL

Label Credits:

Description

Short Song Description: A FATHER REFLECTS ON THE LOSS OF HIS SON IN WAR AND THE HIGH PRICE OF FREEDOM

Long Song Description:

Story Behind the Song: WAR WORLD WAR 1 WORLD WAR II {THE WAR TO END ALL WARS} THE CIVIL WAR *KOREAN WAR *VIETNAM *DESERT STORM* THE WAR IN IRAQ FREEDOM ISN'T FREE

Metadata

Song Length: 3:28

Primary Genre: Country-General

Secondary Genre: Folk-Country

Tempo: Medium (111 - 130)

Subject Matter 1: Love for Child

Subject Matter 2: Pride

Mood 1: Enchanting

Mood 2: Heartbreaking

Language: English

Era: 2000 and later