Carolyn Waters: Music and Lyrics
Something Special
(Carolyn Waters Obin)
Carolyn Waters Obin
Just my thoughts on the devastation that war reaps upon those who are sent to fight them and on those who stay behind.
Something Special
(Only Your Sons)
Carolyn Waters Obin 2006©
A child was born to a father and mother
He was meant for something special they told each other
Working all their lives, bright dreams for his future
School days, wild ways a man slowly blooming
Springs and Falls and Summers
Whispering he says he loves her
Wedding vows and sons and daughters
When his duty is done across the waters
They sell the words country, duty, honor
Leave behind your dreams still unspoken
We’ll give a folded flag and the gratitude of our nation
But not for mine, he was meant for something special
One bright flash and there was no getting older
Leaving behind lives so lonely, empty, colder
So much for pride and truth and honor
They snuck him home with stealth, in darkness, undercover
They tell our nation’s boys go fight with honor
But not our sons they tuck them under
Under wings made from gold and shining silver dollars
No battlefields for them, no flags for their mothers
They sell the words country, duty, honor
Leave behind your dreams still unspoken
We’ll give a folded flag and the gratitude of our nation
But not for mine, he was meant for something special
They sell the words country, duty, honor