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Too Soon
04:13
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ashes now
did we really let you go
when we blew the candles out
or will you be released
into the wind
or will you be watching the ashes scattered about
you will always be
my best friend
and a great big beautiful smile
you're my will to win
inspiration to live
i miss you so much though you've been gone for just a little while
too soon
too soon
too soon
gone too soon
morning finds me
still awake
and a day's distractions i welcome now
time will come when i will
sleep in pleasant dreams
with you in my heart i'll make it somehow
too soon
too soon
too soon
gone too soon
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Soldier's Song
04:34
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give me just another minute
to memorize her face
it's my new baby girl
born while i've been away
wish i could've been there
the moment she was born
some americans get to do that
some gotta fight this war
wait a second mr. sergeant sir
'fore you make me leave this spot
i wanna pray for my family
i'm not asking for a lot
every day you tell us to face the danger
we never ask you why
i wanna be ready if i can
if it's my day to die
it's like a lottery
'cept when you win you lose
every day they put a number in your hand
you don't get to choose
so i beg you mr. president and all you powers that be
make damn sure you know what you're doing
before you sacrifice my brothers, and my sisters and me
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saw an actor on the TV standing over the graves
of his wife and his children during the civil war days
he said this war's like all the others
only the undertaker wins
the politicians talk of the glory
and all the boys and girls wanna do is go home again
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robert salas Austin, Texas
Robert Salas is a songwriter, actor, photographer, poet and a lot of other things that don't require manual labor. He's bad at that for sure. And he can be found somewhere in Austin, Texas, one of the greatest towns in the world.
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